1.   He was carrying out a routine inquiry when his hand was severed by a Samurai sword.

2.   Nearby lay the tiny severed hands of two small gorillas.

3.   Otherwise he is as interested in serving you as he is in severing his hand and feeding it to wolverines.

4.   The first person whose hand Abibu severed was that of an old woman.

5.   Thieves, Saddam decreed, have their hands severed.

6.   A hard tug by the other team severed his hand.

7.   Ten people were injured, including a looter whose hand was severed.

8.   They gathered crowds in soccer stadiums to watch as criminals were shot or hanged and thieves had their hands severed.