1.   Hundreds of people also gathered to witness the ceremony, which included a slow-marching bagpipe unit whose progress was marked only by the muted sound of drums.

2.   Hundreds would gather to witness hangings, for example, and there was a good deal of unseemly celebration at these events.

3.   The crowd that gathered to witness the first scenes was patient despite a one-hour delay.

4.   In Durres, the first soldiers were outnumbered two-to-one by journalists who had gathered to witness their landing.

5.   Big crowds gather to witness the ordeal.

6.   The Coumans family claimed entire coachloads of pilgrims, some from abroad, were gathering to witness the miracle, but police spoke of just a few curious stragglers.