1.  A band of human rights activists stormed the embassy and took several people hostage.

2.  A big rainbow-colored sign lists several prescription appetite suppressants, vitamins, and minerals.

3.  A bolt broke on an amusement park ride, and several children who fell off were seriously injured.

4.  A complex dedicated simulator can cost several million pounds and it needs its own crew of skilled operators.

5.  A defect in the braking system caused several accidents before the car was recalled.

6.  A door banged several yards along.

7.  A few minutes later we were seated at a corner table in the small bistro which I had known for several years.

8.  A fight broke out within minutes, and lasted for several hours.

9.  A force that can handle two major regional conflicts can be funded in several ways.

10.  A former landlord said she was still owed several thousand dollars in back rent.