Example sentences of "[vb pp] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun pl] ' " in BNC.

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1 Homework should be differentiated according to the learners ' ability .
2 This lack of exposure in itself must have the effect of limiting motivation : staff nurses are rarely found battering at the tutors ' doors for advice on how to develop their teaching skills , and some way of motivating them and making them see the importance of teaching must be found .
3 He had already begun contributing to the Gardeners ' Chronicle .
4 This is not to deny the discoveries that have been made , but to state that the purposes that have given meaning to the scientists ' pursuit of truth have been success in and the sustaining of the scientific establishment .
5 It was made with a slit for the blade to pass , like the slits at the back in angels ' tunics for their wings , and was changed according to the seasons ' calendar .
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