Converse of object

• become: The combined force was quite evenly matched, consisting of two companies of men; I became a signalman in 'A ' company.

• see: Reaching the exact spot where I had first seen the signalman I realized that it was too early to go down to his box.

• tell: Its driver had not told the signalman or even asked beforehand whether he could.

• have: They utilized the signal of the republicans because they have not a sufficiently loud signalman of their own.

• say: Virgin Trains said a signalman had made a mistake in routing the 9.40am service via Coventry, 110 miles from its intended destination.

Preposition: at

• end: The driver would give up the hoop and tablet to the signalman at the end of the section.

Converse of subject

• give: Contradictory evidence was given by the signalman and the LNWR driver with regard to the state of the signals.

Adjective modifier

• former: The author, a former signalman, examines railroad accidents in Britain and looks at their historical perspective, causes and lessons learned.

• poor: But I am only poor signalman on this lonely station!

Noun used with modifier

• railroad: Quite recently, I heard a railroad signalman make such a request.

Possessives

• view: A tall signal box replaced this as the bridge that replaced the level crossing obscured the signalman's view from the original low box.