1.   Having met his hero one evening at a small gathering, he was invited to pay a call the following week.

2.   It had four bedrooms, a library, a red door, and a nice atmosphere for small gatherings.

3.   It was only a small gathering in a studio, but in wartime those were great occasions.

4.   It was quite a small gathering but the speeches were excellent.

5.   Police broke up a small gathering in Harare and arrested at least six trade unionists.

6.   Anna was hesitant to let them in, saying that it was a small gathering, that that was all her parents would allow, but she quickly relented.

7.   At one small gathering there some months ago, the rooms had a shabby grandeur.

8.   At the reception, the band is a bit flat and the small gathering refuses to dance.

9.   All of this played out Monday before a small gathering at Providence Civic Center in an event called the CoSIDA Classic.