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  • BTY -- darting drugs into any wildlife in New York State by us Commoners is a major no-no.

    Do You Have to Kill to Hunt? 2006

  • Finally Lord Simpleton of Kent decided to mingle with "Commoners" like us.

    Home 2009

  • Finally Lord Simpleton of Kent decided to mingle with "Commoners" like us.

    Home 2009

  • Finally Lord Simpleton of Kent decided to mingle with "Commoners" like us.

    Home 2009

  • Oxford "Commoners") is specially varied in almost every college; the object being, perhaps, to give a ready means to the academic officers for ascertaining, at a glance, not merely the general fact that such or such a delinquent is a gownsman (which is all that can be ascertained at Oxford), but also the particular college to which he belongs.

    Memorials and Other Papers — Complete Thomas De Quincey 1822

  • Oxford "Commoners") is specially varied in almost every college; the object being, perhaps, to give a ready means to the academic officers for ascertaining, at a glance, not merely the general fact that such or such a delinquent is a gownsman (which is all that can be ascertained at Oxford), but also the particular college to which he belongs.

    Memorials and Other Papers — Volume 1 Thomas De Quincey 1822

  • Commoners shouldn't be at my school anyway, I am sure they carry diseases.

    And NOW I get back to edits. karenhealey 2010

  • Commoners like us who are left at home will no doubt get a chance to see how director Rodrigo Cortés keeps the one-person, one-setting feature entertaining for the whole ride.

    SUNDANCE EXCLUSIVE: Ryan Reynolds Is Forced To Make A Hard Choice In This Clip From ‘Buried’ » MTV Movies Blog 2010

  • Commoners could only afford clothes dyed with cheap, drab materials.

    Bob Schulman: The Treasures of Campeche Bob Schulman 2011

  • In 1740, Dr. Burton, the Head Master, created the “Old Commoners” to serve the needs of non-scholar boys.

    Everyday Life in a Boys’ Public School: Winchester | Edwardian Promenade 2010

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