Example sentences of "many [noun pl] [vb past] [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the first flush of enthusiasm for the ‘ molecules of memory ’ many experimenters failed to take the precautions necessary to control for such biochemical and behavioural ambiguities , and as a result their research — and with it the entire field — became discredited . |
| 2 | The art of these peoples , too , was brought back to Rome , and many artists came to fulfil the demand of wealthy Romans for versions of famous works for private enjoyment . |
| 3 | Many schools chose to enter the scheme as a way of getting fresh resources . |
| 4 | This sounded respectable , and many punters failed to make the link . |
| 5 | Whatever the cause , many institutes began to drop the word from their title , and turned themselves into clubs . |
| 6 | He was a scholar and for many years studied to learn the ways of dragons ; he was proud but not stupid , and he learned all that the books could teach him , and then he set off on a long journey and captured two baby dragons and brought them home as pets . |
| 7 | Using so many spices helped to disguise the fact that the food was often far from fresh . |
| 8 | After what we 'd been through , it was an absolute pleasure , and many passengers refused to rejoin the plane , preferring new careers mopping up oceans of urine , and scraping generations of dried shit from the walls and little holes in the ground , rather than facing up to any more sticky orange and hostess abuse . |
| 9 | The spokesman would not reveal what the results of the survey were — or how many members refused to answer the questions . |
| 10 | With business at an end , the 101st Congress adjourned on Oct. 28 , and many congressmen went to meet the voters . |
| 11 | This alternative has been open to them since 1986 but unfortunately many landowners chose to seek the approval of Licences instead even though it is virtually impossible to arrange for land to be occupied without giving occupation rights . ’ |