Example sentences of "many [prep] [pron] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you want to be actively involved in the work of The Ramblers ' Association , there are 300 groups throughout England , Scotland and Wales , many of which organise practical work — clearing paths , raising signposts , opposing path closures , reporting obstructions and generally making sure the countryside can be walked . |
| 2 | One expression of this unity is the growth of great interstate sanctuaries , many of which had four-yearly festivals and games open to all Greeks . |
| 3 | Each major department has at its headquarters a group of 100 or so civil servants , from the grade of ‘ principal ’ up to ‘ permanent secretary ’ , who are concerned with decisions of a ‘ policy ’ kind , many of which require ministerial approval . |
| 4 | The existence at Edinburgh of a range of computer-based disciplines — many of which enjoy worldwide reputations — has a spin-off effect across Faculties , giving wide access to a highly sophisticated level of computing potential . |
| 5 | In total there are five pieces ( or groups of pieces ) of Harmony Music , five Intermezzos , six Promenades and four Dances , many of which have playful soubriquets , plus an ‘ Evesham ’ Andante cantabile with variations and an Adagio known as ‘ Mrs Winslow 's soothing syrup ’ ( represented by a dose of smooth chromaticism ) . |
| 6 | ‘ I think there is a growing appreciation of our old buildings , many of which have great worth as individuals and as parts of a larger piece . |
| 7 | Today the majority of Tanzania 's current total debt of $5 billion consists of obligations contracted in many similar projects financed by a wide variety of donors , many of which have similar ambiguities surrounding them . |
| 8 | At the present time the best days to walk around Funchal are Saturday and Sunday when it is much quieter and you will have the chance to stop and view the buildings and doorways , many of which have interesting detail . |
| 9 | As an alternative to placing your account with a bank , you may do so at a building society , many of which offer similar services . |
| 10 | In a television documentary to be screened tonight , details will be given of a study at one British school which found that 60 per cent of boys and 30 per cent of girls showed signs of being addicted to the games — many of which feature violent activities . |
| 11 | Vlasov was by this time fully aware of the likely fate of his army , many of whom had grisly crimes to answer for ; however , he himself refused to take an opportunity to escape to Spain . |
| 12 | These were military followers apparently of considerable social status and influence , though probably to be distinguished from the greatest magnates of the realm , many of whom had military followings of their own , and might be expected to fight for the king both inside and outside his kingdom . |
| 13 | They were not all Russians , since they included Caucasians , Kalmucks and Ukrainians ( many of whom had Polish nationality ) . |
| 14 | However , such land is intended to be used by hikers and campers , many of whom show little respect for rare reptiles , in particular harmless water snakes , and even pangolins and pythons . |
| 15 | Thus , Bangladeshi women in an area such as Tower Hamlets , many of whom have additional difficulties in literacy , will require a different approach and different learning materials compared with overseas students staying in this country for a limited period only . |
| 16 | Before the land bridge to North America emerged above the waters once again they had been isolated long enough to evolve as New World monkeys whose modern descendants walk on all fours and many of whom have prehensile tails . |
| 17 | It is particularly important to check about vaccinations because many of them contain live virus . |
| 18 | Until a few years ago most wood dyes tended to fade in strong sunlight , but now many of them contain transparent iron oxides , which do not fade and can be used on interior and exterior woodwork . |
| 19 | ‘ Cities of the Immortals ’ will be set up by California-based company called the Heaven on Earth Corporation , many of them providing low-cost housing for the Third World . |
| 20 | Women showed themselves to be remarkably adaptable to the heavy engineering work involved and many of them displayed such interest and versatility that they were able to undertake really high class work such as turning , milling , and drilling of precision components , high grade fitting work , electric and oxy-acetylene welding , crane driving , and operation of power hammers . |
| 21 | Many of them resent this country 's system of the 25 year lease , and would favour a more flexible approach — such as the break options that are widely available in the US and France but less common here . |
| 22 | However , many of them show random variations in brightness lasting only a few months or , on occasion , days . |
| 23 | Many of them make regular trips to the filmset where it was all put together , at Portmeirion in Wales . |
| 24 | Sympathetic members of a local education committee could often be usefully approached : many of them kept special surgery hours for such consultations . |
| 25 | Many of them had blue lights on top . |
| 26 | Too many of them had clear memories of the last war to relish another . |
| 27 | The great majority of mothers were not in paid work , hardly surprisingly since so many of them had large families of young children . |
| 28 | Members benefited from both the restricted entry and competition controls , allowing many of them to earn oligopolistic profits . |
| 29 | A series of imposing buttresses characterise this part of the crag , many of them sporting ominous roofs , or at least overhangs , in the vicinity of mid-height . |
| 30 | It was that sort of occasion 500 women , many of them wearing posh hats and even posher outfits that they 'd bought for weddings and were longing for a chance to wear again . |