Example sentences of "[verb] [noun prp] [prep] many [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nine laps later , he was thirteenth ; at the halfway mark , eighth ; seventh came when Niki Lauda went off spectacularly ; sixth when he overtook a faltering Mike Hailwood ; fifth when on lap fifty-five he overtook Reutemann after many laps of cat and mouse with the Argentine , never an easy man to get by ; fourth , his finishing position , when his team-mate François Cevert gallantly waved him by . |
| 2 | Half-Humans will rule Ireland for many centuries . |
| 3 | Gatsby is very nervous , as he has n't seen Daisy for many years and if she no longer loves him his whole purpose for living has gone . |
| 4 | The Colonel would almost certainly outlive Bo-Bo by many years . |
| 5 | I had known Katharine for many years , and , in common with other members of the Kingman Committee , I had been impressed by her presentation when she appeared before us to answer questions . |
| 6 | I have known Trevor for many years and he is a mass of seething hate before breakfast most days , so I could smell the revenge in him even above ‘ Jock ’ McDougall 's armpits before we left the changing room this afternoon . |
| 7 | Janet Bush said : ‘ I 'd known Paula for many years . |
| 8 | She told the court : ‘ I 'd known Paula for many years . |
| 9 | Janet Bush said : ‘ I 'd known Paula for many years . |
| 10 | She told the court : ‘ I 'd known Paula for many years . |
| 11 | ‘ I 've known Billy for many years . |
| 12 | Erm I 've known John for many years . |
| 13 | Acid rain will continue to affect Britain for many years to come , despite new anti-pollution measures , according to a government report . |
| 14 | I knew Moore for many years and can testify that he was a master of lifelike representation . |
| 15 | We left Reine with many memories and hopes of correctly exposed emulsion . |
| 16 | This was the place where he had almost bowled Anna over many months before and where he enjoyed riding the horse at breakneck speed , disregarding anyone else who might chance to be on the path . |
| 17 | Macbeth resembles Angelo in many ways , his hypocrisy being similarly fed by desire yet opposed by conscience . |
| 18 | I recollect having urged Wigg on many occasions to limit the ambit of the Profumo affair . |