Example sentences of "the defendants ' [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | that while injury to Lonrho 's business was foreseeable it was not the defendants ' purpose to bring it about . |
| 2 | He told the plaintiffs that he had two paintings by Munter for sale and accordingly an employee of the plaintiffs visited the defendants ' gallery to view the paintings . |
| 3 | It is therefore my opinion that on his findings of fact in the present case , the judge was entitled to hold , as he did , that the defendants ' promise to pay the extra £10,300 was supported by valuable consideration , and thus constituted an enforceable agreement . |
| 4 | Potts J. dismissed the defendants ' application to strike out the statement of claim as disclosing no reasonable cause of action . |
| 5 | The defendants ' attempt to avoid the security failed . |
| 6 | In Howard E. Perry & Co . Ltd. v. B.R.B. it was held that the defendants ' refusal to allow the plaintiffs to enter their premises to collect goods which belonged to them could not be justified by their fear of intensified industrial action . |