1.   A girl was clearing away the empty cups.

2.   Desks were littered with yards of wire stories, celebrity bulletins, picture handouts, telephone messages, and empty coffee cups.

3.   He placed a few coins by his empty coffee cup and waved at the waiter.

4.   He sipped his cocoa and placed the empty cup on his plate.

5.   I tucked her in and took the empty cup to the kitchen.

6.   Jesse Johnson tipped back his empty coffee cup and flicked his tongue at the last drop.

7.   My only props were an empty cup and saucer, a telephone and a lifetime of past experience.

8.   She placed her empty cup on the table and rose to her feet.

9.   She spooned more sugar into her empty coffee cup and motioned to the waitress for a refill.