The throng in the big reception room was pleased enough to see him, and he moved among the assortment of press-men, trainers, jockeys, breeders, owners and wives and girlfriends like a fish in his own home pond. ❋ Allie Dresser (2010)
In the front row of the same block sat the press-men, taking up their full allocation; on the Saint's other hand sat Vic Cullen, and every other seat in the small Ryde courtroom was occupied too. ❋ Charteris, Leslie, 1907- (1983)
A commander-in-chief has to consider that any enemy worth his salt is usually kept informed by spies and deserters, and press-men who are known and cognisant of their duty are no more likely to betray secrets to their country's enemies than any officer or soldier in the Queen's service. ❋ Bennet Burleigh (N/A)
The tedious ancient resumed his seat amidst a murmur of sounds which, I have no doubt, some of the press-men interpreted next day as 'loud and continued applause.' ❋ Richard Marsh (N/A)
“And perhaps stave off the press-men,” added Frid. ❋ Marsh, Ngaio, 1895-1982 (1940)
Other press-men did not see the joke at first, and began to sidle out of the room as, like a stream of warm treacle, the love-letter flowed on. ❋ Frank Fox (1917)
The pious press-men were, of course, scandalized by his very secular treatment of a sacred subject; they expected, or at least asked for, a ❋ John F. Runciman (1891)
I found Geoffrey there, shovelling out hand-shakes, and talking to press-men. ❋ Humphry Ward (1885)
The night editor, the telegraph editors, the proof-readers, the type-setters, the ring-men, the make-ups, the press-men, are thrilled to the marrow. ❋ John McGovern (1883)
He is his own hero, and loses nothing in the process; but the other characters -- Taylor, Nodier, the Duc d'Orleans, the spiteful press-men, the crabbed old officials -- all live like the best of the persons in his tales. ❋ Andrew Lang (1878)
His acquaintance with press-men had stood him in good stead; and already he had secured the prompt acceptance of his work in more than one direction. ❋ Unknown (1875)
I daresay he’d fight off all the other press-men for us. ❋ Marsh, Ngaio, 1895-1982 (1940)
Most murders are really very squalid affairs, of course, but there’s always the element that press-men call the human angle. ❋ Marsh, Ngaio, 1895-1982 (1940)
The pious press-men were, of course, scandalized by his very secular treatment of a sacred subject; they expected, or at least asked for, a Mendelssohnian psalm ” and they would have grumbled even had they got it. ❋ Runciman, John F (1913)
