1.   After a short courtship, she accepted his marriage proposal.

2.   A nanosecond was about all that it took her to accept his marriage proposal.

3.   Despite becoming constant companions, she says his marriage proposal still came as a shock.

4.   Because the woman knew that his wife was ill, Pugach asked, did she not expect a marriage proposal after her death?

5.   Betty Crocker, for example, is so popular an image that she routinely receives marriage proposals.

6.   A hug led to dinner, and dinner led to a marriage proposal.

7.   Both the hero and the murderer received numerous marriage proposals from women they had never met.

8.   But after they watched a TV show featuring several very public marriage proposals, he changed his mind.

9.   But Imam Talal Eid, who runs the Islamic Center of Boston, was not in any mood to discuss a marriage proposal.

10.   Cora, who is single, said he received a marriage proposal via a fax.