Example sentences of "many of [art] [noun pl] be [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A hundred thousand people were killed from the effects of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima — many of the casualties were children . |
| 2 | Too many of the selections are reflections , rather than despatches from the front . |
| 3 | Since the political issues of choice for many of the artists are abortion rights and the oppression of women , various imagings of the female body recur throughout the show . |
| 4 | Most of the workers in telecottages and many of the users are women . |
| 5 | Many of the users are children and many of the routes utilise Woonerven , whose design is of course already satisfactory for carrying neighbourhood cycle traffic . |
| 6 | Today , however , when many of the employers are Africans , domestic service is an occupation into which women are moving in increasing numbers . |
| 7 | Many of the boys were children of army families , or business families settled abroad . |
| 8 | Many of the signatories were associates of Mehdi Bazargan , the first Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic or , like Mohammadreza Nezameddin Mohaved , members of the Association for the Defence of Freedom and Sovereignty of the Iranian Nation , which was reportedly dissolved on 14 June 1990 . |
| 9 | How many of the editors are women ? |
| 10 | Many of the families were Ayrshire members of the Free Church of Scotland , led by the Rev. Thomas Burns , and on the eve of departure the minister conducted a service on the shore . |
| 11 | Many of the paintings are portraits but there is also a large , panoramic , hotly-coloured Expressionist canvas of the Judas kiss in the Betrayal of Christ , set somewhat exotically in North Africa . |
| 12 | Many of the Engineers are Dwarfs . |
| 13 | Many of the cases are responsa , in which the jurist is answering a legal enquiry . |
| 14 | By the time Eric Newby and Paul Theroux travelled on the Trans-Siberian , many of the station-masters were women , who seemed to establish their authority by dispatching trains in the traditional manner . |
| 15 | The extensive slate quarries , and the long rows of cottages occupied by those who work there , are a strongly-marked feature in the day 's walk ; while many of the walls are entirely composed of slates fixed into the ground and placed upright : in the churchyard many of the tombstones were slate slabs , with painted inscriptions . |
| 16 | Many of the presentations were variations on the theme of ‘ partnership to give competitive edge ’ set out by BPX chief executive John Browne in his keynote speech reported last month . |
| 17 | None the less , in many congregations , many of the elders are DUP activists or members , and in some congregations all of those members who vote at all would vote DUP . |
| 18 | Many of the shops are branches of multiple stores and , though their managers sometimes take part , they obviously do not have the same interest in it as the traders who were born and bred in the town . |
| 19 | Many of the vehicles were transporters carrying huge tanks . |
| 20 | The upsurge in student activism in the late 1860s did coincide with a rise in the proportion of raznochintsy in higher education , many of the newcomers being sons of priests . |
| 21 | Many of the immigrants were supporters of the First and Second Internationals and had considerable experience in the labour movements of their native countries . |
| 22 | Many of the drivers are Brunel enthusiasts , but others are going along just for the ride . |
| 23 | Many of the contributors are members and friends of WACC , and several references are made to WACC in various articles on the history of the ecumenical movement , including a piece by the General Secretary , Rev Carlos A Valle . |
| 24 | Home watch schemes are not much good when many of the neighbours are criminals and they terrorize the rest . |
| 25 | Birds like the two-way escape route which a hedge provides and many of the shrubs are food plants for insects . |
| 26 | Many of the victims were school students and young people . |
| 27 | Many of the victims were children . |
| 28 | Many of the pupils were boarders so part of the duties included supervising the compound where the students lived . |
| 29 | ‘ Many of the items are one-offs , ’ said a spokesman for the Art Loss Register , which alerts dealers to stolen works . |
| 30 | Many of the items were trade lots sent over by English dealers in the hopes that the stronger dollar and different market would sell goods that did not move in London . |