Example sentences of "but many [prep] the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | The other two sections of the prison also contained barracks , but many of the long-term prisoners lived in blocks of single cells . |
2 | Only the gorilla is particularly close to us in evolutionary terms ( though all of the top 10 animals are mammals ) , but many of the other favourites are distinctly humanoid in appearance , either because they sometimes stand upright , such as otters and polar bears , or because they have vaguely human-like faces . |
3 | But many of the fertilised eggs remain buried deep among the sand grains where they will stay for a month until , once more , high water reaches this part of the beach , stirring the sand , releasing the larvae to swim freely in the sea . |
4 | Many Romanians took a prurient pleasure in whispering news of the latest outrage , but many of the alleged crimes of the ‘ Crown Prince ’ were invented by the fertile imagination of his parents ' subjects . |
5 | Police say the team may have carried out as many as nine raids , but many of the elderly victims have been unable to give good descriptions . |
6 | But many of the 14-year-old pupils had to sit tests drawn up by their own teachers who are boycotting the controversial national tests . |
7 | The royal families of the local principalities were Nayar but many of the major landlords were Brahmins of the Nambudiri caste . |
8 | Southern Africa experienced its worst drought this century and needed to import more than 12 million tonnes of grain , but many of the affected countries lacked the experience and established mechanisms to handle emergency food aid distributions . |
9 | It has always been there — from the suffragettes to the Women 's Institute — but many of the older forms have become outmoded and new ones are needed which are relevant to the modern age . |
10 | The very largest like the Prudential and Standard Life are able to offer these as a genuinely independent extension of their huge pension businesses but many of the smaller firms obviously see them as commercial marketing opportunities . |
11 | In some cases , these may represent the personal belongings of the dead person , but many of the grave goods , such as food and coins , seem to have been buried for the benefit of the dead person in the after-life . |
12 | Mercury in metallic form is not particularly dangerous , but many of the organic compounds that can be made from it are extremely toxic . |
13 | Yes , but many of the leading lights of that group of parents were the Governors ? |