1.   Wooden beams support the roof, preventing it from caving in on the miners.

2.   A. Cellar beams support virtually the whole house, and always -- well, nearly always -- require support by several columns or posts.

3.   For example, a magnesium beam supports the instrument panel, and the casting eliminates many of the secondary brackets that had allowed squeaks and shakes on rough roads.

4.   Q. The first floor of my Civil War-era house is supported by beams that are supported in the basement by brick columns.

5.   The air conditioning worked, the scoring system clicked, the support beams supported.

6.   The wood ceilings are supported by beams, all of which rest on parallel cement walls unified by five square windows in an arching design.