| The thieves ransacked the living room but only stole a small amount of jewellery. |
| So when heartless thieves ransacked and stole decorations from outside his Netley home he was devastated. |
| 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. |
| They went through the couple's kitchen cupboards, tipping the contents onto the floor, and ransacked the sitting room. |
| Young artists ransacked antique shops and archives to find spiritual nourishment beyond the groundwork that had been laid waste. |
| Europe was ransacked for copies of the long unused Latin classics and copyists multiplied them. |
