Example sentences of "many [verb] [det] " in BNC.

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1 Many suffer this way yet some people do n't care .
2 As well as the hotels very fine dwelling houses began to be built ; many using all the best building materials available at the turn of the century .
3 Many fear this attack may come later on , after the war on Iraq is over .
4 A few pilots manage to stall and spin in ; some fly into the ground during their final turn ; many make such bad landings that they damage their glider ; and , finally , far too many run into other gliders or obstructions during take-offs and landings .
5 His marriage was treated very briefly ; he recorded it as taking place in 1934 , and the bride as being ‘ at that time newly arrived from New Zealand and as a writer considered highly promising — alas , of how many has this been said ! ’
6 In many areas there is deep concern about the future of jobs , others express worry about reporting relationships , some express eagerness to get on with making it work and many want more information on pension rights and redundancy terms .
7 Many say this house is haunted .
8 So many say these things , as Daniel Miller says them .
9 Everyone wants recognition and appreciation , The danger is that many seek that recognition and appreciation through status rather than contribution and achievement .
10 A 50 gram portion of canned sardines could contribute 0.8 mg fluoride ; and , in Britain particularly , many receive more than 1 mg fluoride daily from drinking tea .
11 Many show more than a tenfold increase in acidity since 1850 .
12 Many believed these were almost on the point of starting again following secret talks between the two leaders in recent weeks .
13 Many accept that consumer confidence is good for business and have sought to give their members an advantage over competitors by drawing up a series of consumer protection measures , such as codes of practice , arbitration procedures and bonding schemes .
14 While admittedly not actual taxation , many impose all sorts of conditions on foreigners , effectively excluding all but the super-rich .
15 Many consider these new gates something of a menace .
16 Many consider this check a waste of time , but experience has shown that — provided you have studied effectively — the sub-conscious mind works on the problems after you have read them through .
17 One reason is that many suspect this is just the first of several unwelcome shifts in the government 's funding pattern , despite official promises to the contrary .
18 In particular , males and females can usually be distinguished , and many emit such powerful sexual scents that they can be identified from kilometres away .
19 The Spastics Society survey shows that many dislike this form of voting , especially if they have to get their form signed by a doctor .
20 What was significant about the Banstead strategy in this respect was that offering continued inpatient care to ‘ decantees ’ was presented by psychiatrists as a protection of patients ' rights , particularly the right to stay in hospital where , they argued , ‘ many resist any suggestion that they should leave the hospital and also become more ill when such suggestions are made … to press such a matter against the patients ’ will would certainly not be in their best interests ' .
21 Many believe these changes will have to be drastic and immediate :
22 The inquest into the so-called friendly fire deaths has turned the spotlight on the Oxford coroner 's court … but many believe this should never have happened .
23 Some will use the first name or parental terms ( such as ‘ mother ’ , ‘ father ’ , ‘ Mum ’ , ‘ Dad ’ , etc. ) , others will adopt more formal modes of address ( 'Mr Smith' , ‘ Mrs Jones ’ ) , while many find this awkward situation eased somewhat when they themselves have children and they are able to use the term ‘ Gran ’ or some equivalent ( Firth et al. , 1969 , pp. 418–22 ) .
24 Why so many coming this way when she wanted to go the other ?
25 Cos you go over there there 's so many coming this way .
26 Most claim to bottle-feed at least once a day , with many doing half the daytime feeds .
27 Most major libraries use them in order to organize the stock on their shelves , and many use these schemes in the catalogues that provide access to that stock .
28 I know many reading this must feel as I feel : torn between the raw genius of Morrissey 's Smiths writing and his latest batch of tunes , which I personally feel very much cheated by .
29 If the Christians do eventually deliver a true case of satanic child abuse — and , who knows , God forbid , they may , for satanists are real enough and a bit of copycat crime is surely due after all this publicity — it will be seen by many to validate all their arguments .
30 However , many felt this was not enough .
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