He wasn't there, just the dog, conked out on the porch.

And having given us this inconsiderate Description of Cold, they [the Classick Authors] commonly take leave of the subject, as if it deserved no further handling, then could be afforded it in a few Lines,

Moreover, their interspike-time and count distributions are well described by underdispersed gamma processes, indicating regularity in the release patterns.

My neighbour is such a bore when he talks about his coin collection.