The troughs were filled with leaves and needed clearing.

After the final curtain the orchestra played a chaser which was music played while the audience members not remaining for the after-show concert left the theatre.

I've noted down the amount of the taxed costs and damages for which the ca-sa was issued, and we had better settle at once and lose no time.

He and other African journalists warned that Afro-pessimism in the western media affected the way Africa was perceived, with knock-on effects on the continent's politics, tourism, and aid from western countries.