The Academy authorities, in any attempt to break the siege sent workmen to break down the door and pour water down the chimney without success as the boys opened fire on them.

Eventually Patrick proposes that the Trenches move house, but they soon realise that the Meldrew curse has followed them: Victor sent workmen to their home next door, thinking they were removal men who had come to the wrong house.

Tsar Nicholas I sent workmen to draw extensive diagrams of the Canton Viaduct.

With French collectors also in the area possibly looking to acquire the statue, he then sent workmen to Esna to gain a suitable boat and in the meantime carried out further excavations in Thebes.

Kubrick's perfectionism went as far as sending workmen to Manhattan to measure street widths and note newspaper vending machine locations.

Major Francis Grose (Lieutenant-Governor) sent workmen to the area in 1793 to clear the bush and plant corn and wheat.

I've sent workmen to Ashdown Manor, to refurbish and repair the house.

Tsar Nicholas I of Russia sent workmen to draw extensive diagrams of it in order to duplicate its design for the construction of two bridges on the Moscow-Saint Petersburg Railway.

Ancient Evelyn had always sent carpenters and workmen away.

According to the Bible, both kings grew rich through this trade and Hiram sent Solomon architects, workmen, cedar wood and gold to build the First Temple in Jerusalem.