Example sentences of "[art] men [verb] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ He says that all he knows is that the men came this morning and took away the guns , ’ said Nikos , Owen 's Official Clerk and Office Manager .
2 But early that spring , these adventures seemed unlikely if not impossible : the men had little quinine , their boots and clothes were worn thin , and when attack was unlikely they went around barefoot .
3 I spent the evening in one of those awful cellar bars where all the women were blonde and laughing , and the men wore that uniform .
4 Tarred timbers covered in grit — unlike the gates at Southampton — protected the caisson 's sides , and the men took some cover behind these timbers ' projections when the Penhouet ships opened accurate fire with their 20mm guns .
5 None of the men made any attempt to escape when they struggled , subdued and shaken , on to the bank .
6 ‘ This afternoon — I presume you 'll be helping the men finish this morning 's work ? ’
7 Talking at all above the screech of the wind was difficult and he had to make his explanation short : ‘ Mariana , the men running this coup set up roadblocks this morning to pick up any of the Government trying to get into Belpan City .
8 After several minutes the men found some cash and left .
9 He watched , attention fixed on –he screen , as the men stripped each other and the blond pushed the bearded man face down on the floor , bound the exposed balls with a thin strip of leather and pulled .
10 The men stayed all day with the family , who were tied up in different bedrooms , calmly eating and watching television as the hours ticked by .
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