He was worried at the time about thieves.

People in a village are worried about thieves and decide to get samurai to help defend them.

I was taken aback by his plan - hadn't he read the guidebook advisory about thieves in the market?

"Now we won't have to worry about thieves until we get some more cash in."

Across the hall, two actors performed a piece of Calcutta street theater about bumbling thieves.

Like many performers there, he makes so much that he worries about thieves and tax auditors, in equal measure.

"Isn't there some old police adage, Constable, about thieves falling out with each other?"

No one would be up here this late at night, and even if someone were to come by, she was hardly worried about thieves.

In other words," Rafe said, "she has to worry about thieves too.

I may have to change my mind about thieves.