Example sentences of "and [verb] [verb] the [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Doctor returned to the device behind the wall hanging , and began to readjust the mirrors ' alignment . |
| 2 | It is also possible that as teachers we assess bilingual children 's mathematical ability without reference to their first language , again creating lower expectations and failing to recognise the pupils ' full abilities by confusing fluency in English with mathematical competence . |
| 3 | Sindy bleeped in confusion and went to dredge the supplies ' cupboards . |
| 4 | The current commissioner , Luis Cancel , disputes that version of events , and pledges to place the arts ' economic role at the center of an effort to secure more funding or at least resist further budget cuts . |
| 5 | He had been landlord of the village inn for a number of years and had developed the publicans ' inborn instinct for recognising potential trouble . |
| 6 | Landlords usually managed to inflate the levels of the peasants ' obligations , as the arbitrators who supervised the preparation of the charters belonged to the gentry estate and tended to take the landlords ' side . |