Example sentences of "the defendants ' [noun] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A fire broke out on the defendants ' premises and spread to those of the plaintiff . |
| 2 | It was not possible to know from the data available whether this was the defendants ' choice or magistrates declining to try them . |
| 3 | Conversely , if United States shippers were to sue the carriers in Great Britain , where most of the sources of information on the defendants ' diligence and assets were located , they would be bound by exemption clauses that the United States courts had voided . |
| 4 | The plaintiffs relied upon the defendants ' report and as a result lost some £17 000 in monies owed by E on advertising contracts when E went into liquidation . |
| 5 | Acts done to forward or protect the defendants ' trade or business interests are clearly justified , but it is not essential that the interest promoted be a material one . |
| 6 | On the defendants ' appeal and application for leave to adduce fresh evidence : — |
| 7 | The Court of Appeal of Bermuda allowed the defendants ' appeal and gave judgment for them on their counterclaim . |
| 8 | The plaintiffs contended that their business plan was confidential , that the items of information relied upon were sufficiently confidential to be protectable after termination of the defendants ' employment and that it could be inferred that the defendants had used those items by virtue of alleged similarity between figures appearing in the respective business plans . |