One afternoon in Manhattan, when he was heading across town to visit a prospect, it began to rain.

And, as the afternoon began to slant down toward evening, Eddie saw something.

"We have time this afternoon to begin on these reports."

The afternoon began with two benign suburban activities - a walk in the woods and a birthday party.

The busy afternoon in college basketball began with Donovan's decision to stay put.

The afternoon began to fade, and finally Joshua couldn't find another reason to delay leaving.

The afternoon began to grow darker and I glanced overhead, but the clouds were still about the same.

And then, this afternoon, I will begin to resurrect my dreams.

Then every afternoon at 4 the process began again, this time lasting about three hours with cleanup.

The afternoon had begun with a mood too sober for the first month of the season.