Example sentences of "[vb past] the boys ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Besides the map , I 'd brought along my faithful compass , and by its reckoning checked the boys ' direction all the time . |
| 2 | The boys heard the crash and they ran as fast as they could to get help from the police and ambulance , but when the police and ambulance got there they only found the boys ' fishing tackle where they had dumped it in such haste . |
| 3 | Today the owners of the horse were unavailable for comment but their solicitor said that while they accepted the horse broke loose they do not accept liability and are disputing any claim the horse caused the boys ' injuries . |
| 4 | Again she heard the boys ' warm approving voices , voices that left her outside the heat of that dangerous moment . |
| 5 | It was alleged that he touched the boys ' genitals , put his arm around them and kissed them on the lips . |
| 6 | He smiled , padded back into the room , kissed the boys ' foreheads . |
| 7 | and saw the boys ' wet heads glittering , |
| 8 | The problem of ‘ street arabs ’ and juvenile gangs was very much in the mind of those who formed the Boys ' Brigade , Church Lads , and the Scouts . |
| 9 | Declan Mullan and Chris Quinn took the boys ' title , and Nikki Harrison and her partner , Orla McGrath , were the top girls . |
| 10 | Before we learned the boys ' names they were referred to as the fair boy ; a positive attribute , and the fat boy ; a physical defect . |
| 11 | He won the junior men 's 200m freestyle , 200m and 400m individual medley and Robin Francis ( York ) won the boys ' 10 years 50m breaststroke . |
| 12 | Leanne Matthew won the minor girls championship , while Middlesbrough and Cleveland clubmate Rees Connor , 14 , won the boys ' title . |
| 13 | It was the other solitary customer in the room who now held the boys ' attention . |