1.   Her boss being a surly middle-aged man at a nearby table in an otherwise almost empty caf.

2.   The verb to be functions as an explicit marker of assignment, but is otherwise semantically empty.

3.   The corridors of the Palace were otherwise empty.

4.   Along with their instruments, the musicians filled up one of the many otherwise empty sections in the vast stadium.

5.   American Airlines, Continental Airlines, USAir and others are offering discounts to fill seats that would be otherwise empty during this holiday week.

6.   As the camera pans back, the otherwise empty office is shown with boxes stacked and filled with paper.

7.   Assistant coach Scott Collins sometimes worked one-on-one with Pierce in an otherwise empty gym.

8.   A tank of liquid nitrogen, otherwise empty, is always ready in case one of the other storage tanks fails.

9.   Airlines are taking deep discounts for fast-turnaround holiday tickets as a way to fill otherwise empty seats on planes that will be flying anyhow.

10.   Ahead one car, two conductors sat at the rear of an otherwise empty coach.