The caterwauling from the catfight in the back yard was awful; I couldn't get to sleep until it was over.

Comminution of the shaft of one or of both bones of the fore-arm does not of itself indicate operative interference, other complications may necessitate primary or secondary amputation.

past tense

“Sir, we found him in the farspeaker room,” said one of the guards. “He was tampering with the equipment."