The inspector stood regarding this oddly assorted group.

The inspector, having already done this, stood stiffly waiting.

The inspector stood up and picked up his hat.

The inspector stood in front of the board with his skeletal admin officer, pointing at things while she took notes in longhand.

They take "landing counts," in which inspectors stand still for one minute and count how many mosquitoes land on them.

In those days, a Department of Agriculture inspector stood watch every day, a Federal requirement wherever meat is packed.

The inspector stood for some minutes in silence, frowning to himself.

To measure the problem, the control board dispatched inspectors and "surveillance specialists" to stand like scarecrows beneath trees and wait for 60 seconds.

And they take "landing counts," in which an inspector stands still for one minute and counts how many mosquitoes land on him or her.

At about 4.55 they came quietly and nervously from each community - right up to where the inspector and I stood.