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Example sentences for "persons unknown"

  • The inquiry was several times adjourned, and on May 13th the jury returned a verdict to the effect that the women died from poison wilfully administered by some person or persons unknown.

  • After an inquiry lasting six days, during which 41 witnesses were examined, the Coroner's jury returned a verdict of "Wilful murder against some person or persons unknown.

  • Yes, Mr. Landon, your collection of clues is indeed valuable and of decided assistance in discovering the identity of the person or persons unknown.

  • The coroner's jury brought in a verdict that Robert Pembroke was murdered by some person or persons unknown, between the hours of eleven and one on Wednesday night.

  • The case was left in the hands of the jury with the result that the verdict was one he had prophesied, "wilful murder against someone or persons unknown.

  • It looked likely to prove one of those plain, straightforward cases that end simply in the verdict of murder against some person or persons unknown.

  • But that is the way he obtained the clothing to dress his part, and the little second-hand clothes dealer's case passed out of the public eye under the screen of 'found murdered by person or persons unknown.

  • The jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against some person or persons unknown, and the police were put on their mettle to discover the unknown and daring murderer.

  • An inquest was held, and a verdict of wilful murder was found against some person or persons unknown.

  • The first, signed by four jurymen, was a verdict of Wilful Murder against some person or persons unknown.

  • After a lapse of twenty minutes they agreed upon the verdict of Wilful Murder against some Person or Persons unknown, which, being received by the Coroner, the inquiry came to an end.

  • There is nothing whatever to connect him with the crime beyond the merest conjectures, and were he alone concerned the only verdict that could be returned would be one of 'Murder by some person or persons unknown.

  • James Ingham had come to a violent death by shooting at the hands of a person or persons unknown.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    curly hair; defensive armour; economic interpretation; first degree; fore part; gradually increased; much affected; persons belonging; persons employed; persons engaged; persons held; persons killed; persons living; persons shall; persons unknown; persons were; persons who; receive the; retreat from; separate government; shall relate; small species; these things; unusually large; vain attempt; warm place