1.   I carried my empty mug out to the sink, then stood in the doorway and regarded them.

2.   Melissa played thoughtfully with her empty coffee mug and reflected on what now seemed the certainty that Rodney Shergold had been having an affair with Angy.

3.   Eddie put down her empty mug with a thump and glared.

4.   Miserably Sarella replaced her empty mug on the table and got up.

5.   Early Saturday, bleary-eyed, unshaven civilians wandered through the recreation room, holding empty mugs out like beggars, hoping for coffee that never materialized.