In addition to the eight marquees in the country, there were also four wood and iron buildings, with a seating capacity for 300 men.
They have, however, withdrawn their marqueesfrom their gun at McMullan's farm.
Marquees are then erected on the lawn, and all the military bands in the town attend.
These marquees were now pitched on a broad piece of low land, that lay between the cliffs and the beach, and where the colony had temporarily established itself.
Two of the marquees had been brought, and were properly erected, having board floors, and everything comfortably arranged within and without them.
There is little about these marquees or about the work done in the shadow of them that is of other than professional interest.
The outline of the tents and marquees was shadowy and faint.
The hospital at Intombi consisted of about two hundred bell tents, together with one or two marquees which the medical staff used.
She took the girl's hand and led her across to one of the marquees in the centre of the hospital.
Fired with this idea, he shot well to the front, and came along the next hundred yards at a great pace, and a shout went up from the marquees near the winning-post of "Montague wins anyhow!
During the next hundred yards it was palpable that Beauchamp was slowly but steadily diminishing the gap between them, and thence up to the marquees he closed rapidly on his leader.
A friend of mine was in one of those marquees at the time, and he told me a beautiful story.
In three of these marquees last summer in three days over ten thousand cases were provided with hot drinks and refreshment—free.
Here, then, when the first attested men were called up, were pitched the tents andmarquees to shelter the troops.
One party was engaged in building a series of terraces to receive the marquees of a Casualty Clearing Station.
Division, but his shells either fell short or, unfortunately, went in amongst the marquees of the 13th Casualty Clearing Station, which was situated near-by.
The same day on which the Pink Rat left them, the Orphan joined the little naval camp at the foot of the gully, with its marquees and tents, and boundaries marked neatly with white-washed stones.
Until the fifth day the beach parties had lived in the open, but on that day several marquees and tents were brought ashore and pitched for them.
Those worthies may rest assured that marquees pitched at Regulation distance, and access through non-commissioned officers, will not, if natural dignity be wanting, create respect.
The marquees referred to belonged to the higher class of settlers, who had resolved to forsake their native land and introduce refinement into the South African wilds.
The rising ground on which we stand is crowned by a little fortress, or fortified barrack, styled Fort Frederick, around which are the marquees of the officers of the 72nd regiment.
Some of our wounded, as well as the Russians, were placed undermarquees and other tents.
It was getting dusk, and I was very tired, having been engaged in the hospital marquees all day--for we had a very sudden and violent outbreak of cholera.
You must have marquees on the lawn for the luncheon--your house is too small for anything more than tea and coffee; and for once let there be no such thing as croquet--that alone will give your party an air of originality.
In the afternoon, the Volunteers and some 2,000 guests were entertained at dinner in marquees erected for the purpose, and various amusements provided.
A fancy fair in aid of the Sailors’ Institute was being held in three marquees fronting the Norfolk Hotel.
Square marquees of blue cloth had risen like mushrooms, and horsemen were continually arriving.
The blue marquees had been struck and the common people were beginning to pass freely and still he did not move.
The rest of the dwellings are made of very slight materials, and the number of canvas tents and marquees give some parts of the settlement the appearance of a camp.
Some way distant, parted by a broad strip of unoccupied ground from the camp, were the grand marquees set aside for the Marshal and for his guests.
Innumerable tents for refreshments and wide flapped marquees with chairs were springing up, men were placing the decorations of flags, and roping about the dancing floor with braided ribbons and post rosettes.
Groups gathered now upon the balconies near the marquees which rose upon the Parade.
The men who were very bad, were taken into marquees erected on purpose for them; but this expedient, which gave many who were not very ill considerable relief, was of no use to them.
Thus, being deprived of all medical assistance, and many of the men running about mad, and others dying in the marquees before the Colonel's eyes; he was so overcome by the sight that he could not refrain from tears.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "marquees" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
