1.   Alcyone was counting off the days.

2.   He was still counting off the height in hundreds as the Kittyhawk smashed through what would have been the desert floor.

3.   Miss Bradshaw stood counting off the children as they got onto the bus.

4.   Bartocci asked rhetorically, counting off the points on his outspread fingers.

5.   As a Tommy Collins tape played in the background, Haslam counted off the names of country stars who came to California.

6.   Clinton is counting off the months until the end of his term, and this was his first vacation in New York since becoming president.

7.   Dolly B. of Panorama City fidgets, counting off names under her breath and ticking them off on her fingers.

8.   Even with the game well in hand, fans counted off every goal.

9.   I told him what I tell my wife when she sees the sign on the Downtown Connector that counts off days left.

10.   Immediately, though, he counts off a half dozen places the vending machine could go, including airports, bus stations, and sporting arenas.