She acted her bit in the opening scene.

It was not, of course, a wild elephant, but a tame one which had gone ‘must’.

Because most diesel failures can be traced to electrical faults, minor in themselves but often difficult to pin-point, any unscheduled halt during a trial run is often the signal for the frenzied unfolding of wiring diagrams and the appearance of an impressive array of voltmeters and circuit testers.

The plane flew in a holding pattern for half an hour because one runway was closed.