When the lawyer promised to use $5,000 to hire a private investigator, he believed him.

She was waiting for the sheriff that the bank's lawyers had promised would soon come.

One lawyer gave her $5,000 and promised to help her buy a new house.

The lawyer had promised to join him there just as soon as his lunch was over.

A lawyer for the 42 plaintiffs promised that he would appeal.

Its lawyers promised to appeal the decision, and the station remains on the air for now.

"I'll work on this at once," the lawyer promised as he put the papers in his brief case.

Andersen's lawyers promised that computer backup tapes would be available soon.

"Carl Lee said his lawyer promised a not guilty in the newspaper."

The lawyer promised to do so, but Oscar doubted he'd provide much more by way of useful information.