Example sentences of "had many [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During their captivity the Wolverton men had many experiences , some macabre and some humorous . |
| 2 | Aaron Wildavsky argued that while PPBS had many shortcomings , the fundamental reason for its demise was that no-one knew how to do programme budgeting . |
| 3 | We had many reams of newsprint in stock so there would be no need for me , in that case , to call round to one of our local suppliers . |
| 4 | As archbishop , Anselm had many duties connected with the discipline , orthodoxy , organization , and peace of his whole diocese and province , and more broadly for the whole alter orbis of Britain . |
| 5 | From his days as a courier , Nicholas had many sources of information , and had asked them all to report . |
| 6 | He had many things to ponder in his heart . |
| 7 | It was against my will but I felt there was no use fighting it , because the social worker had many things against me , like my not going to see the baby , and my being in prison — there were many things against me . |
| 8 | ENGLAND 'S 1973–74 Test series in West Indies had many things to savour : Sobers became the first man to score 8000 Test runs . |
| 9 | ‘ Prospero had many things . ’ |
| 10 | And but that he had many things to occupy his mind , and she no less , I think something would have come of it before now . ’ |
| 11 | Cllr Rimmer stressed that Merseyside had many things going for it — including a skilled workforce , the Port of Liverpool and its strategic spot on the world map . |
| 12 | He denied forcing the teenager to go with him in a car and said she had many chances to leave him . |
| 13 | No doubt he had many reasons for his ambition to make good the kingship of Italy ; and one stares us in the face as we inspect what survives of the twelfth century in them . |
| 14 | Outside chemistry he had many interests . |
| 15 | Your mother divorced him and we had many interests in common . ’ |
| 16 | It was true that the chains ' capacity for negotiating good deals made it hard for the family-run business to keep going , and they had many letters offering businesses for sale , and the price of shops was coming down all the time . |
| 17 | It is precisely because he had many titles that we did not see agree , he and I. Voila . ’ |
| 18 | Continued atomic collaboration with Britain had many enemies on Capitol Hill , amongst the American scientific community , and within the Government . |
| 19 | And he had many enemies there . |
| 20 | But she also had many enemies … |
| 21 | I do n't know who killed him , but he had many enemies in Scotland . |
| 22 | Charlemagne himself sometimes referred to royal favour as a sanction , and a ruler with as great conquests of territory as his had many rewards to bestow or withhold . |
| 23 | He had many contacts in Germany . |
| 24 | Nineteenth-century Madeira had many problems similar to those of nineteenth-century Ireland , and many people emigrated in search of a better life . |
| 25 | ‘ That I had many acquaintances named Svend and that none of them would run off with a teenager . ’ |
| 26 | It soon became clear that Sam and Luke had many acquaintances in common ; they chatted easily , and Anna was skilful at drawing Merrill into the conversation . |
| 27 | It is believed that the Yukagir people had many languages and dialects at the time of the Russian conquest , although only a small remnant of this nationality survives today . |
| 28 | They had many officers , and the uniforms were similar to those of the Portuguese Royal Navy — black uniforms ( whites in summer ) , gold epaulettes or gold braid on both sleeves and gold anchors woven on black cloth on the fronts of their caps . |
| 29 | It had many faults . |
| 30 | Holmes pointed out that Davy 's lamp had many faults . |