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Meanings of be robbers in English

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Usage of be robbers in English
1
One of the would be robbers produced a gun in the incident.
The Irish Times
2
I doubt not they be robbers, eager to overtake and despoil us.
The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn: A Story of the Days of the Gunpowd...
3
Probably the former, he decided, to instill fear into would- be robbers.
Guild wars: ghosts of ascalon
4
Besides, there might be robbers planning to steal neighbor Wiles' horse or produce.
The Kentucky Ranger
5
They could not be robbers; they lived from great estates.
The Iron Game: A Tale of the War
6
To escape the clutches of the would- be robbers was everything.
Andy the Acrobat / Or, Out with the Greatest Show on Earth
7
He prayed for the intruders to be robbers or thugs-criminals
Genellan: planetfall
8
Luckily, police officer Danie Erasmus intervened and stopped the would- be robbers from taking his bicycle.
The South African
9
What though there might be robbers in the woods?
The Hoosier Schoolmaster: A Story of Backwoods Life in Indiana
10
At least, I believe some of them be robbers, and all of them are outlaws.'
Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor
11
Police say they believe that some of the would- be robbers were also wounded in the confrontation.
The South African
12
Seixas, who was accompanied by two undercover police, was confronted by would- be robbers outside Maracana stadium.
Reuters
13
They may be robbers, or they may not.
On the Irrawaddy: A Story of the First Burmese War
14
The parties were now so big that would- be robbers knew there was some serious dosh changing hands.
Class of 88
15
These were so stationed at the windows that they could give the would- be robbers a warm reception.
The Broncho Rider Boys with Funston at Vera Cruz / Or, Upholding...
16
According to reports, the owner of the store retaliated when the would- be robbers entered and fired shots.
The South African
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