Example sentences of "many [noun pl] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | Professions are sometimes referred to as institutions , but the interesting point is that compared to many institutions they function less on the basis of formal , explicit regulations and codes than on informal , tacit norms and expectations . |
| 2 | For many reasons they often lack the superficial selfconfidence of men , especially if they have been tied up by domesticity for years . |
| 3 | Although these qualities may appear as a formidable list , they are mostly present in people , even though for many reasons they often remain undeveloped . |
| 4 | ‘ But they have no idea how many products they actually sell . |
| 5 | Asking both men and women how many times they took the driving test before getting through , the researchers found that men had a significantly higher success rate , with 57 per cent passing at the first attempt . |
| 6 | He had little idea as to how far they had come and had lost count of how many times they had fallen . |
| 7 | To ask an ordinary person how many times they have visited the cinema during the past year is probably unfair for all except a small number who can quickly say ‘ never ’ or else ‘ regularly once a week without fail ’ . |
| 8 | ‘ And , while these injuries are often due to unfortunate accidents , too many times they are the result of unsafe rules which need to be changed . |
| 9 | ‘ You know very well British runners and athletes — many times they win because their finish is excellent , ’ he said . |
| 10 | We been in Cowley nick so many times they keep a special room for us and inside it 's got Eddie and Rich written on the walls — and they do n't bother to clean it off 'cos they know we 'll be back and write it up again … |
| 11 | And no matter how many times they asked the girl , no matter how many different ways they approached it , her story was always the same . ’ |
| 12 | Many times they asked me for them by title . |
| 13 | So we ca n't decide , as regardless of how many times they claim , we ca n't say , enough 's enough , we 're not gon na honour the contract any more . |
| 14 | Having to count how many times they have hit the horse and then decide to give it one more is ridiculous . |
| 15 | How many times they get it wrong ! |
| 16 | One of the difficulties that results from these cuts and that tax has been that there had been so numerous that it ca n't keep count of how many times they 'd changed the goal posts , how many times they imposed cuts , but you know a lot of the government 's ideas are that it 's money , money , money , but it 's not all financial , it 's been physical and mental . |
| 17 | One of the difficulties that results from these cuts and that tax has been that there had been so numerous that it ca n't keep count of how many times they 'd changed the goal posts , how many times they imposed cuts , but you know a lot of the government 's ideas are that it 's money , money , money , but it 's not all financial , it 's been physical and mental . |
| 18 | You look at Liverpool , Arsenal , Scum … and how many defenders they have back at all times . |
| 19 | There were many openings they might have exploited , but it never occurred to them to do so . |
| 20 | There are so many clubs they should |
| 21 | It is sad , first of all , that so many educated people miss all the fun that is in good science ; how many hours they spend at dinner parties with nothing substantial to pass the time , and how many acres of The Observer have been devoted to the to-ings and fro-ings of Guy Burgess and the annotated laundry lists of D. H. Lawrence , because the impeccably educated editors of that mercifully ailing rag do not know , after they have worked through the football and the statutory theatre crits , what is interesting . |
| 22 | It 's different hiring people here too : everybody has a contract that specifies exactly how many hours they have to work , length of vacations everything ’ . |
| 23 | Most manual workers in Britain receive a weekly wage which is determined by how many hours they work , how much they produce , or some combination of the two . |
| 24 | Cos they keep telling cos I owe them so many hours they keep coming up to me and telling me that I owe them so many hours , you signed the contract saying you 've got whatever happens . |
| 25 | Well I suppose a very junior clerk , the first job I was given was , well it 's unheard of in this day and age but what they had was what they call a bundi clock and there every driver and conductor had got a key that was inserted in this clock and on it was his personal number , well when he reported for duty , he inserted this key into the clock , turned the handle and stamped on to a piece of paper , a roll of paper , his number and the time he reported and the next day it was my job to go through and record from this piece of paper how many minutes they were late f reporting for duty and if they erm were more than , I think about three or four minutes we had to send them a memo telling them , that 's how things were in those days that people were , they toed the line or else . |
| 26 | In many cases they are actually simpler since a complete instruction is executed in a single machine cycle unlike a microprocessor which may make several memory access when executing a single instruction . |
| 27 | Indeed in many cases they are a long way away from having done so . |
| 28 | In the execution of their duties the foresters often had to contend with armed bands of desperate men ; in many cases they were beaten and even killed while attempting to arrest Forest offenders . |
| 29 | They point out that in many cases they are not only far cheaper than the same holiday bought through a travel agent , but also often offer a unique experience in leadership , endurance and community service . |
| 30 | It was encouraging that the wives saw themselves as having an increasing role to play and it was equally encouraging that in many cases they saw training courses as the best way of acquiring new skills and knowledge . |