1.   His vacant seat on the panel was filled, naturally enough, by William Harrison.

2.   Half way down the coach was a vacant seat.

3.   In June Banda nominated new members of the National Assembly to fill vacant seats in constituencies in all three regions of the country.

4.   The five vacant seats were in the mainly Maronite Christian area of Kesrouan where the boycott had been complete.

5.   If Sinn Fein do not hold the vacant seat, the DUP will become the second largest party in the Guildhall with five representatives.

6.   She pointed to a vacant seat which was at the end of a row near the gangway.

7.   Among the Europeans, Ireland won handily but Norway, the eventual winner, and Italy had to battle it out for the second vacant seat.

8.   Ask to switch to any vacant seat.

9.   As Zimbabwe braces for two additional elections to fill vacant seats in coming months, officials are politicking fiercely using an arsenal that employs persuasion, policy-making and patronage.