| Young artists ransacked antique shops and archives to find spiritual nourishment beyond the groundwork that had been laid waste. |
| The thieves ransacked the living room but only stole a small amount of jewellery. |
| He knocked on the door and, when the woman opened it, he pushed her inside and ransacked the house, escaping with her handbag, purse and glasses. |
| The owner of a mail order lingerie business which was ransacked by burglars has spoken of her disgust at the intruders. |
| Europe was ransacked for copies of the long unused Latin classics and copyists multiplied them. |
| They smashed the windowpanes of the cinema, damaged the furniture and ransacked the canteen. |
