Four men waiting in a area, holding ladders.
four men are waiting
To just be holding something is a form of waiting.
exists e2 e1 x1 x2 x3 x4 x5.(a_topic(x1) & in(e1,x3) & Theme(e2,x5) & Actor(e2,x4) & v_hold(e2) & n_ladder(x5) & (x3 = x4) & n_area(x3) & Actor(e1,x2) & v_wait(e1) & (x1 = x2) & n_man(x1) & card_eq_4(x1))
exists e1 x1.(Actor(e1,x1) & v_wait(e1) & n_man(x1) & card_eq_4(x1))