Sentence examples for larger convoy from inspiring English sources

Although it was originally planned that the Gustloff would be but one element in a larger convoy, mechanical problems forced two ships to turn back, and the Gustloff was accompanied by only the torpedo boat Löwe.

Laden with over £500,000 worth of silk and other trade goods, these ships were an important asset to the HEIC and had originally been part of a larger convoy, guarded by the sloop HMS Victor and consisting of five Indiamen and several smaller vessels.

The First Marine Division moved some 20,000 troops north overnight in a large convoy.

A large convoy of unknown gunmen have captured 26 Qatari nationals on a hunting trip in Iraq, according to officials.

One night ast week I watched a large convoy of Iraqi soldiers leaving the F.O.B. on a mission.

Captain Thomson told of a voyage to Malta, his ship being one of the large convoy bound for that port.

He was pulled from his car into a police vehicle with blacked-out windows and driven away in a large convoy.

It was his departure from Lahore on Sunday, with a large convoy of supporters, to join the march on Islamabad that seemed to panic the government.

When a large convoy of Gaddafi tanks and armoured vehicles reached the city on 6 March, they met no resistance and were drawn into the city centre.

The official said the arrival of a large convoy in Mosul around midday on Friday coincided with the blocking of mobile phone networks in the area.

A while later a large convoy of marines in armored vehicles rolled from the base on what spokesman said was a routine patrol.