Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [noun pl] ' [noun] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instead of hatchets they have fans and as they pass through the soldiers ' camp they hit the soldiers and say : " There you are dead . " |
| 2 | From the pupils ' perspective they are not there to accept passively any offensive action on the part of the teachers merely because they are pupils . |
| 3 | In the " Old Rental " of 1682 certain properties were described as " Proper lands " and were " supposed " to be the benefaction of Sir Edmond ; according to the Goldsmiths ' records they were yielding only 56 13 4d a year between 1671 and 1720 , or only a little more than half as much again as the rent receivable two centuries earlier . |
| 4 | and then when it got over to the Clerks ' Department they used to stick it on another piece of paper so that they could put it on the file |
| 5 | While these sketches tend to be exaggerated at the witnesses ' expense they may provide useful cross-examination material , particularly if you can obtain corroboration from other witnesses . |