He ran down the trench toward the next knot of men.

The knot of men turned, to step back before his face.

A little knot of men was approaching from the left.

He found a knot of old men and women on a street corner.

The green helicopter was standing at the ready as a knot of men approached.

They pounded down the street toward the knot of men.

The knot of men was breaking up, though the argument continued.

A knot of men struggled to get through the crowd.

The knot of men opens, the soldiers making way for her.

The small knot of men turned and slowly filed out.