The door was locked, but the thief managed to get into the hotel room.

Mr and Mrs Sullivan are really worried. Their daughter, Judith, usually gets home from school at 4.30. It's six o'clock and she hasn't arrived yet.

Neil phoned his boss at 9 o'clock and said he was too ill to come to work. At 9.30 his boss phoned to Neil's house and there was no reply.

Gregg made a date with Penny. They arranged to meet outside the cinema at 7.30. It's 8 o'clock and she hasn't turned up.

Bob Cole escaped from prison. The police checked all the airports and ports, but they weren't able to find him.

Jake Rowley robbed a bank, hijacked a plane and parachuted over the Amazon jungle. He's never been seen since.

Five years ago, Francis Wright was a millionaire. Now he's penniless.

Daisy Armfield was on television last night. She said she was born in 1870.

Sam can't stop laughing!

Elizabeth has just read a letter, and she's crying

Valerie Simpson has just been sent to prison for thirty-five years.

A woman has just run into the street, screaming.