1.   An electric cord runs under the snow to the house, to keep the water in the birdbath from freezing.

2.   Eventually, the electric cords to most of these implements were misplaced, and the powerless gadgets were banished to the garage.

3.   He had hundreds of scars, some from electric cord whip injuries, dating back six years.

4.   Outlets, not to mention electric cords, light switches, clunky hinges and unsightly bolts, can mar any interior.

5.   Prosecutors had said that there was evidence that Manzie had tried to sodomize his victim before strangling him with an electric cord.

6.   The electric cord is frayed and should be replaced and the switch no longer works properly.

7.   The glass doors slide open with a hiss and in front of your eyes are stacked the treasures of the ages, electric cords snaking along the shelves.

8.   Abequa confessed to strangling his wife with an electric cord in a fit of rage after she refused to give him the custody of the children.

9.   Last February, another inmate tried to strangle Sutcliffe with a piece of electric cord.

10.   The student, whose name was not disclosed, hanged herself with an electric cord hooked over a trellis in the park, a police spokesman said.