Example sentences of "' [adj] [noun pl] [verb] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( His introduction of lime juice ( and hence vitamin C ) into the sailors ' daily rations cured them of scurvy and gained for the British tars the nickname of ‘ limeys ’ . ) |
| 2 | The males are also known to ‘ rape ’ other males , cementing up the victims ' genital openings to render them incapable of copulation . |
| 3 | The Wolverines ' borrowed silks lent them invaluable seconds wherein to close with those guards and sever their throats before they could fire or even cry a warning . |
| 4 | Since then , the Americans until now have at best ignored Ukrainian efforts to achieve real independence , and the Russians ' occasional attempts to thwart them . |
| 5 | Jehovah 's Witnesses ' religious beliefs precludes them from undertaking compulsory national service . |