1.   Hearing footsteps getting closer to the fort, he grips the stock of his semi-automatic gun and places his finger near the trigger.

2.   I heard footsteps getting closer and closer to the hole, and right then the Bosnian soldiers entered the room and started shooting the Croatian soldiers.

3.   When Bryan Fletcher hears the talk about the tight ends getting the ball more often this season, he smiles.

4.   But analysts say Gore will have a hard time getting heard when voters are planning summer vacations and not watching the White House race.