Example sentences of "he [verb] many " in BNC.
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| 1 | All around him rode many squadrons of Rajput cavalry whose armour glittered from afar . |
| 2 | I advised Jeanne to take Moby to as wide a variety of different places as possible and encourage him to meet many more people and dogs . |
| 3 | It was a position which helped him survive many subsequent close calls , particularly during the wave of anti-foreign sentiment engendered under the later years of President Sukarno 's regime . |
| 4 | Neumann 's hanging on to a limited and personalized notion of what constitutes an Allegretto leads him to assume many things for which there is little foundation . |
| 5 | I heard him giving many readings , and now of course they are on record ; but I think he was at his best — with every word clearly articulated — among a small group such as that at Kelham . |
| 6 | It was in this way that he made many of his policy decisions . |
| 7 | He made many a false attempt , standing on one leg tottering like an overweight stork before he could trap a dangling foot and pull the wool over it . |
| 8 | In the process he made many enemies . |
| 9 | In 1950 Hoffnung began a career as a broadcaster , during the course of which he made many appearances on the radio as both raconteur and panel member . |
| 10 | He made many observations of atmospheric electricity , and tried to relate them to the weather . |
| 11 | He made many journeys on a bicycle , including a honeymoon trip the length of the north island of New Zealand . |
| 12 | In the winter of 1895–6 he built another machine , the Hawk , equipped with the world 's first sprung-wheeled undercarriage , in which , often with the assistance of a towed take-off , he made many ‘ flights ’ including his record glide of some 750 feet on 20 June 1897 . |
| 13 | He was later Head of the Unemployment Benefit Service , which he managed with great skill , and where he made many friends . |
| 14 | Although I have fundamental disagreements with the Minister on many issues , I acknowledge that he made many concessions to the logical arguments of hon. Members from the three Opposition parties involved . |
| 15 | Mr Stan Cardwell MBE , co-founder of the North-East ramblers ' association , said : ‘ His style was one of cooperation , not confrontation , and through this he made many friends , not least among the farming community , where he was regarded highly for his expertise on rights of way matters . |
| 16 | If Coel or Coilus was the original of Old King Cole , he lived many centuries before smoking was practised in Britain and before fiddles had been conceived . |
| 17 | He produced many of the beautiful hybrid varieties that are still sought after by tropical waterlily enthusiasts — although now devoted tropical water-lily growers are developing new strains every year . |
| 18 | He produced many large monuments ( some in partnership with Christopher Horsenaile ) , as at Strensham , Hereford and Worcester , and Knebworth , Hertfordshire , which were similar to those of his father , as well as innumerable mural memorials . |
| 19 | He produced many excellent pictures before his death on the voyage ; and later expeditions benefited from professional and amateur draughtsmen . |
| 20 | He sold many of the rights to MGM 's film library to help finance his takeover . |
| 21 | He had brought with him a wealth of experience and he shared many a story of his love of the outdoors . |
| 22 | He fought many successful campaigns , both in terms of warfare and diplomacy , and most of all he upheld the medieval system of fervent religious belief combined with regal authority . |
| 23 | He fought many battles with the early Labour party in Lancaster and discrimination against socialist employees was alleged . |
| 24 | Inside he asked many questions , before telling Harry that he would be safe there that night , and that he would bring food and , if possible , soap and razor . |
| 25 | He asked many questions about them , but what interested him was their lesbianism . |
| 26 | But this time , faced with an orchestra which apparently was at first slow to respond to his blandishments , the musician took priority over the Mahlerian moraliser and he revealed many details and subtleties of the score while keeping its huge overall span firmly within his sights . |
| 27 | He owned many trucks . |
| 28 | He lacked many of the plainer necessities of life , and of ambition he was totally innocent . |
| 29 | He tried many of them out on himself and on his family and friends , and noted the effects produced by each . |
| 30 | An open sale of a vote , such as this , was quite unusual , however , and Buchanan of Balfunning appears to have been particularly unscrupulous , even on Ardkinglas 's own showing , for the latter suggessed that if Buchanan could see a commission for his son , ‘ we have him , if not Montrose has him , to whom he ows many obligations ’ . |