Example sentences of "[art] [noun pl] on [art] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.

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1 The shops on the Garlands ' side of the street backed on the water and only a narrow paved walk separated them from the harbour .
2 The plaintiffs brought an action for damages against the defendants for , inter alia , conspiracy to defraud the plaintiffs by the obtaining of inflated fees and commission payments in respect of a number of property transactions conducted by the defendants on the plaintiffs ' behalf .
3 On 9 November 1990 , in an action by the plaintiffs claiming damages against the defendants for conspiracy to defraud in respect of a number of property transactions conducted by the defendants on the plaintiffs ' behalf , the third defendant issued a third party notice against J. , an accountant who had advised the plaintiffs , claiming an indemnity or , alternatively , a contribution to such an extent as the court might think just , on the ground of the third party 's alleged failure to properly advise the plaintiffs in relation to the transactions .
4 But the readings on the vehicles ' mileometers had been reduced by between 30,000 and 60,000 miles and MOT certificates showing the false mileages obtained .
5 The seamen had good reason to suppose that the arguments on the employers ' side for resisting negotiations at national level were weakening .
6 The students on the Corporals ' course have solved most of the command tasks and have returned to their syndicate rooms to be debriefed .
7 I derived considerable entertainment from watching the expressions on the lads ' faces when the call went out .
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