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- phrase modern Contraction of
these are .
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Examples
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"Oh, these're just the rough lead sheets I'm going to arrange them later."
Mistress of Justice Deaver, Jeffery 1992
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"So either the one we got was unique and different, written differently, or these're phonies or phonied up?"
Noble House Clavell, James 1981
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"So either the one we got was unique and different, written differently, or these're phonies or phonied up?"
Noble House Clavell, James 1981
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At home such a boy might have said to the others: "G'wan, these're fer me."
Walking-Stick Papers Robert Cortes Holliday
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"No suitable nodes are available to serve your request." these're quite creepy & scary artists ... have you got any pic / look from within?
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"No suitable nodes are available to serve your request." these're quite creepy & scary artists ... have you got any pic / look from within?
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i think the Demarkians are better novels, but these're more fun, in a way, because they're lighthearted, and the writing/publishing-related stuff is something that's so familiar ....
Breakfast in Bed desayunoencama 2004
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Said the residents'd tried to get that baby killer - these're her words, not mine off the premises with no luck. "
A Traitor to Memory George, Elizabeth 2001
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If these're more of the same, it's a goddamn arsenal! "
Noble House Clavell, James 1981
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If these're phony, he's still got the real ones. "
Noble House Clavell, James 1981
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