Example sentences of "and [verb] a [noun pl] ' [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | She led a battle to keep local nursery schools open ( and won ) , campaigned for a skateboarding bowl for neighbourhood children ( now up for a community award ) and produced a Parents ' Guide to Oxford Pubs . |
2 | She had lived in Durban since February and obtained a residents ' permit two months ago . |
3 | Richmond also identified the Tanaris pottery mould with this god , and an appliqué bearded figure on a sherd in grey ware brandishing a double axe and wearing a blacksmiths ' leather apron . |
4 | Although Gates announced a 10-point plan to restore public confidence in the force , and established a citizens ' panel to investigate the King case , he rejected all demands for his resignation or retirement . |
5 | Secondly , Mr Bates has bought 27 p.c. of the property company and demanded a shareholders ' meeting to replace Cabra chairman John Duggan and co-director Andrew MacKay ( currently attempting to remain Tory MP for East Berkshire ) with Chelsea representatives . |
6 | Mr Golyadkin 's response to the elopement letter was a two-in-one attempt to assume a chivalric role and reach a lovers ' destination . |
7 | In 1893 he made an unsuccessful attempt to solve the coal industry 's economic and labour difficulties by proposing the amalgamation of collieries into a massive semi-public enterprise monitored by the Board of Trade , which would control output , fix prices , pay fair wages , and establish a miners ' welfare fund . |