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Example sentences for "bandsmen"

Lexicographically close words:
bandolier; bandoliers; bandoline; bands; bandsman; bandstand; bandy; bandying; bane; baneful
  1. Bandsmen are required to be present at six engagements, three out-door and three in.

  2. The soldiers forgot their fear, their souls stirred in the glory of a desperate attack upon sin, and even the bandsmen as they played their instruments, were observed arming sundry drunks along to the hall.

  3. When other bandsmen appeared she felt that, in spite of the stiffness, she loved her corps already.

  4. The wives of Salvation Army bandsmen make their sacrifices.

  5. Closed with united consecration at 9:15, and met bandsmen to appoint new bandmaster.

  6. The bandsmen of The Army are a remarkable body of men.

  7. When we began to have severe frosts, the bandsmen did not appear at guard mounting on the plea that their instruments would freeze.

  8. Bandsmen had permission occasionally to play in New York City, which was lucrative for them.

  9. Close up to the High Barrack gates, then, the bandsmen stood upon the pavement, while the companies of the 310th marched up the road.

  10. Suddenly one of the bandsmen put his cornet to his lips and blew a familiar call, with the result that a number of the soldiers fell into line.

  11. Then come and sit down over here, my lad," said the doctor, quietly; and he helped his wondering patient to a table close to where the bandsmen were seated.

  12. He looked round, twinkling, for a laugh to follow what he meant for a joke; and the obsequious bandsmen uttered a sniggering kind of concreted grin, followed instantly by a loud-toned sonorous Phoomp!

  13. While the bandsmen paused, blowing their instruments clear and breathing hard, this smoke began to thicken the air about the rock which sheltered them.

  14. All at once the bandsmen began to play louder than ever.

  15. Although the bandsmen were playing the liveliest air they knew, music always made Spot sad.

  16. The bandsmen laid down the instruments very carefully on a pile of stones beside the road.

  17. The two sets of bandsmen were facing each other on the road.

  18. The eight bandsmen are not included in this number, as their names appear in the second class passenger list.

  19. Bullets and shells soon silenced the music; of fifteen bandsmen only five escaped unwounded, but the companies leading the charge were by this time climbing the slopes of Vauquois.

  20. He went back to his music-stand; the bandsmen followed his example, and the orchestra was ready to commence operations once more.

  21. At any rate, hither he came, and for the next three years picked up a livelihood, we know not how, as many other excellent German bandsmen have done before and since him.

  22. The bandsmen were probably all related to Llewellyn, or at least they were of his mother's clan.

  23. The bandsmen could not remain still, and, with Kelly to play the accordion, the rout became general.

  24. At landing I discovered that the bandsmen had stolen away the sleeping Mamoe, and had carried her aboard the Potii Moorea, and deposited her in the hold.

  25. They knew this, of course, but the hose was unreeled, and a dozen people tripped up by its snakelike movements, the while bandsmen and gendarmes roared out manoeuvers.

  26. Aboard the Potii Moorea the bandsmen came sober, a revelation in recuperation.

  27. We sat or lay on the after-deck while the bandsmen on the low rail or hatch maintained a continuous concert.

  28. The dinner being finished, the bandsmen laid down their instruments and the girls were invited to drink.

  29. A tune ended, the bandsmen hurried to mix with the audience, to smoke and flirt.

  30. Christmas time was coming on, when the bandsmen resolved to show off a little and at the same time collect some money from their friends to spend in the New Year.

  31. Meantime the bandsmen were busy devouring a good breakfast, for bandsmen's appetites are proverbial.

  32. The sensation of blissful content with which I saw my light-hearted legion of gaily dressed bandsmen and singers gathering through the auspicious morning mists on board our steamer, swelled my breast with a fervent faith in my lucky star.

  33. The old man he was insistin' that them bandsmen could play mounted instead of afoot.

  34. He was glad when the bandsmen came larruping home from the dance.

  35. Oh, some of your bandsmen have stringed instruments, Rockley.

  36. He saw the inspector's busy pencil fly from side to side of his notebook, he saw Bindle grinning cheerfully as he exchanged remarks with the bandsmen, he saw what looked like a never-ending procession of bandsmen stream past him.

  37. Why was it that suddenly, at the height of the hubbub, a panic fell upon the bandsmen of Troy?

  38. Free feast, with fireworks and public shows," The bandsmen growled, "An empty house again.

  39. There, in their scarlet cart, the bandsmen tuned Bugles that whinnied, flageolets that crooned And strings that whined and grunted.

  40. At this my fellow bandsmen abused me with a fine show of anger, the bosun in particular storming at me with a violence at which I had much ado not to smile.

  41. There were ten of us bandsmen altogether.

  42. In a few minutes several bandsmen fell killed or wounded, but the attacking waves had gone forward and the surviving bandsmen sounded the charge.

  43. Whoever originated the custom we can all sympathise with the unfortunate bandsmen who have to carry out the bequest.

  44. As no order to attack was given, the officers on either side saluted by lowering their swords, and at parting the British bandsmen struck up, out of compliment to their adversaries, the tune in question.


  45. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "bandsmen" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.