Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] [verb] that many [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 It is hypothesised that many children do not assimilate the link between the pre-requisite experiences and the generalisation which follows , as for example in the finding of the area of a rectangle by counting squares and the presentation of a formula which generalises the results .
2 The following were among the findings reported at a conference in Anchorage , Alaska : — brain damage in seals similar to that found in people who die from solvent abuse ; this would have disoriented the animals and affected basic physiological functions like breathing ; it is suspected that many seals drowned , but because dead seals sink an accurate assessment of deaths has not been possible ; — the disappearance of a group of killer whales that had lived in the sound , possibly also due to the " solvent abuse effect " ; — deaths among sea otters not only from hypothermia ( because oil stuck to their fur destroyed its insulating properties ) but from emphysema caused by breathing in toxic fumes and from liver and kidney damage caused by ingesting oil ; — failure to breed among many species of birds since the accident , either because of the death rate within colonies at the time ( in the case of guillemots ) or because continued exposure to oil-polluted food sources is preventing reproduction ; — death tolls of up to 40 per cent for eggs laid by salmon , herring and other fish , and deformities and withered muscles among fish that did hatch .
3 It is believed that many dischargers , particularly industrialists , have such control over their manufacturing and treatment processes that they are able to alter the quality and quantity of their effluents virtually at will , as economic considerations dictate .
4 It is known that many families emigrated to Canada during the fifty years from 1818 to 1868 and a great number of them came from the crofts .
5 He is saddened that many firms in this position are unwilling to accept an equity stake from outside institutions , on the grounds that this will reduce the firm 's control over the venture .
6 It was argued that many disputes which were previously resolved by headmen would be taken to the new courts .
7 Did the inclusion of 'subsidiary " invalidate the restrictive covenant as it was accepted that many subsidiaries did not deal in the mail order business ( one was a restaurant in Alice Springs ) .
8 In her case it was accepted that many women in their 20s are involved in child birth and looking after children with the consequences that they are out of the employment market .
9 Last year it was revealed that many collectives had managed to run up enormous debts .
10 This theory was threatened when it was discovered that many substances gain weight after combustion .
11 In the middle ages , it was discovered that many regiments were not getting their fair share .
12 In keeping with this principle , systems and procedures were deliberately kept old-fashioned , especially since it was found that many guests favoured this .
13 Western journalists were taken by the Iraqi authorities to the site , where more than 300 bodies — including those of at least 91 children — were recovered , many burnt beyond recognition , and it was feared that many others remained buried in the wreckage .
14 Legal proceeding were started against Barak , Stepan and Colotka , and it was expected that many others would be charged in due course .
15 Here it was stressed that many streets and squares will in the future look very different from today , with each being treated individually , selecting an approach from a multitude of possibilities ( Figure 5.4 ) .
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