Example sentences of "[num] much of the " in BNC.

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1 It was some fifty years after the short-lived high point in Owen 's career that they started their work , when in the 1880s and 1890s much of the constitutional reform sought by Owenism 's eldest child , Chartism , had already been secured .
2 In 1873 much of the mill was destroyed by a huge boiler explosion .
3 By 1981 much of the intellectual spadework for the Reagan presidency had been done .
4 Although tramway traffic was still increasing in 1930 much of the equipment was due for renewal .
5 As we move into the 1990s much of the most interesting and challenging work by women is returning to the body with a new found confidence .
6 In 1989 much of the world was celebrating the 200th anniversary of the start of the French Revolution .
7 By 1919 much of the passenger traffic had moved to rail and road and only cargo steamers were then employed .
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