Sentence examples for local workmen from inspiring English sources

But he was thwarted yet again: sabotaged by the suspicions and superstitions of the local workmen and, as Hume nicely has it, "their innate reluctance to overwork".

The youngster was found bleeding to death in a stairwell near his home in Peckham, south London, where local workmen tried to save his life.

Getting planning permission for changes to the building, hiring local workmen (who may not speak English) and keeping track of the job's cost and progress when you're not on site can become a major nightmare.

"Our approach is to positively occupy places that are perceived to be dangerous," he says, standing outside a construction site, where local workmen clamber atop a structure of bright red shipping containers and rendered sand-bag walls, soon to be a new community centre.

McGrath explains his vision over a pie in the community-run cafe in the village of Blaengarw (A Good Night Out will be staged at the local workmen's hall).

Hiring local workmen is one solution, but overseeing the work from a distance may create its own frustrations.

For six months, a local workman scraped and scraped.

Disfigured local workman Jack Russell Toveyy) and sinister clergyman Father Patrick Paul Kayee) add more ripe flavour.

A local workman revered for his strength and courage is challenged by someone from an adjacent area.

While overlooking the breathtaking Cook Inlet -- a panorama of icy mountains and blue water -- we talked to a local workman who was on lunch break.

This did not curb his daring in such boyhood pursuits as steeplejacking; on his 16th birthday, he accompanied a local workman to the top of a tall factory chimney and strolled about unconcerned by the height.