Just when their lungs were ready to burst, the main force of the wave spent itself and the water began to subside.

Eric falls back on the bed, his force spent.

Mayor Giuliani said yesterday that the force had spent over $15 million on diversity and sensitivity training for police officers.

Then the Wheel rebounded, its force spent, and came to rest.

The victorious French forces spent much of the afternoon ransacking these supplies.

The expeditionary force spent the rest of February there, recovering from the battle.

The force of the offensive in the Jarama had spent itself.

All told, the armed forces spent $389 million to fight drug trafficking last year.

The force has already spent £428,000 on extra officers to deal with the second incident in which two children died and 53 people were injured.

Finally, the force of karma having spent itself, consciousness returns to "normal."