1.   He has five grandsons and hopes to buy a garden hut with cheques he received as a leaving present from work mates and friends.

2.   Best wishes to all my friends and former work mates.

3.   But the labor impasse was broken after a few weeks, and his former work mates got their jobs back, with back pay and raises.

4.   She kept chatting on the phone or visiting her old work mates, who missed her and the baked treats she used to bring in.

5.   In round-the-clock shifts, Rosie the Riveter and her work mates outdid Helen of Troy in launching a thousand ships.

6.   Work mates said Tizai forgot to collect his ration after a weekend shift and returned alone at night to help himself.

7.   According to the daily, each time Sato called her work mate she would remain silent or launch a series of insults at the woman.