41.  The poor little thing rubs her eyes and puts her fist in her mouth and is obviously tired.

42.  To force a bulb means to mimic the conditions of nature just enough to fool the poor thing into blooming early.

43.  Understandably, the poor things feel threatened.

44.  We take the poor things for granted and seldom think to pamper them.

45.  Yes, the poor things are that far gone.

46.  Then, with every gramme of my fury driven might, I slugged the poor thing in the jaw.

47.  Just how perilous was proved when one poor thing toppled off, sprained her ankle and literally limped to the exit.