Example sentences of "[prep] many [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Slightly convex with fleur-de-lys on a shield , the lettering is very ornate but after many hours I read it as AVE MARIA GRAVIA . |
| 2 | After many months they let me free . |
| 3 | What I am now describing , incidentally , is one of many instances I could relate to you to underline Lord Darlington 's essentially shy and modest nature . |
| 4 | ROBERT SAM ANSON 's ‘ The Man Who Shot JFK ’ ( February ) was the first of many articles I read on the same subject — but I kept returning to his time and time again . |
| 5 | And if it did happen , your physical health could be just the first of many things you lose , that you take for granted now . |
| 6 | Two Bengali women in their twenties told me of many women they knew , and knew of , who were thus stranded . |
| 7 | The Body of the Tentorium — This is a median plate which is often large and its shape varies to some extent in conformity with that of the head ; thus , in the soldiers of many termites it is elongate , while in the workers it is a relatively narrow band . |
| 8 | Thanks to the support of many members we raised well over £1,200 from which we gave £646 in prizes and had £600 for the Society . |
| 9 | As well as his authorship of many books he drew up plans for the House of Correction at Maidstone , was elected to the Rochester Bridge Corporation , a deputy Alienations officer , deputy Keeper of the Rolls , President of Cobham College and , a few months before his death , Keeper of the records in the Tower of London . |
| 10 | Just 4kms from the resort is the first of many places you just ‘ have ’ to see the Varone waterfalls . |
| 11 | Her visit to the Association 's headquarters in Carlisle in November 1983 was the first of many engagements she has undertaken on behalf of the BDA in later years . |
| 12 | Their confidence grew into overwhelming proportions and in the opinion of many observers they swiftly became Manchester 's tedious twosome . |
| 13 | By analysing the evidence of many hoards it has been possible to establish the dating of the annual moneyers with a fair degree of accuracy , to within about five to ten years , although the process is by no means complete and new hoards continue to suggest revisions . |
| 14 | Over a period of many years I had a succession of research students working On the Eocene strata of the Isle of Wight , off the south coast of England . |
| 15 | This part of the dream was like many others I 'd had about him . |
| 16 | No , I ca n't say that I had ; like many others I simply disliked the man . ’ |
| 17 | Like many others I have protested in all directions against water-privatization . |
| 18 | Like many others it considers the technology , the organisation and the applications in various walks of life . |
| 19 | Whether it was even much of an improvement is open to question ; like many committees it was cumbersome and slow-moving and by the 1750s it had become notably disorderly and inefficient . |
| 20 | Like Einstein he distrusted the senses , like many philosophers he was incapable of sustaining close emotional relationships , and within his cloistered concentration miracles took place . |
| 21 | But like many people we had sustained injuries and we had finally become disillusioned about ever becoming fit . |
| 22 | Like many churches it is in need of restoration , but it is very pretty and well worth a visit . |
| 23 | After lunch in a sheltered spot in the garden she 'd vetoed the idea of going sailing , despite Rune 's assurance that like many Danes he was a competent sportsman on the water , enjoying water-skiing and sailboarding as well as yachting . |
| 24 | LIKE many pensioners I am seeing my savings dwindle with falling interest rates . |
| 25 | He tried to remember what the weather had been like in the last week and realized he had no idea ; like many city-dwellers he had moved from flat to car to office without registering any variation . |
| 26 | Like many organisations we have to review our costs very carefully and I doubt the increase from £12 to £25 could be approved . |
| 27 | Producer services are tradeable ; unlike many services they are not tied to local population and income levels , and as a consequence they contribute to spatial variations in service employment . |
| 28 | For many residents it will be their last home . |
| 29 | For many pages they consider the idea of enjoyment . |
| 30 | The location of such deserted hamlets is an important task for the local fieldworker , since for many areas they were the most characteristic feature of the settlement pattern , although they are usually not as well documented as villages , churches and manor houses , nor are their remains as impressive or extensive . |