Example sentences of "the 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 . |