1.   After the party the house guests came downstairs to eat under the arcaded edge of a courtyard.

2.   I opened all the windows, hoping that I could air the place out before the guests came.

3.   She knows that the guest has come from another, distant planet, one with an important status in the universe.

4.   She seemed to be under the impression more guests were coming, but nobody else ever came.

5.   The guests came from all social backgrounds.

6.   Guests came and went, totally unaware of the intricate weaving of human relationships all around them.

7.   Another two guests had come straight from Southeast Washington, where they were in the same volunteer program to spend Sunday afternoons with children.

8.   About half the guests came in formal wear and about half sported period dress, although several women admitted they had omitted corsets.

9.   But in Italy, one expects invited guests to come a little late.

10.   Dishes are laid out on a shelf, as if in readiness for a little party, but no guest ever comes.