Example sentences of "[noun sg] were [verb] [prep] many " in BNC.
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| 1 | That hours of work were stated for many trades does not mean that they were always worked to the full . |
| 2 | Communist offers of help were accepted by many local Labour Parties , though Herbert Morrison and the London Labour Party made considerable efforts to discourage them . |
| 3 | In 1958 the foreign exchange restrictions left over from the immediate post-war period were eased in many countries in Western Europe . |
| 4 | In the meanwhile , England and her king were to live for many years on the reputation won on that autumn day . |
| 5 | From then on until the closure years , both man and dog were seen on many occasions from Swithland signal box and the platform at Rothley Station . |
| 6 | Military supplies to Lebanon 's Maronite government were seen by many Lebanese ( as well as Syria ) as a contribution to conflict , not to the restoration of order . |
| 7 | He was Malinowski 's only rival as a dominant figure in pre-war social anthropology , and his intellectual and administrative services to the subject were recognized by many honorary academic offices and awards of merit . |
| 8 | Smaller amounts of money were used in many ways to improve the well-being , especially , of long stay children or elderly people . |
| 9 | Other marches against racism were organized in many cities in the course of November , notably in Bonn on Nov. 14 when demonstrators came out to oppose any change of the Basic w'sgenerous asylum provisions and to urge stronger action to protect refugees . |
| 10 | Messages of support were received from many people including : AFL-CIO , the Mayor of Boston , Ray Flynn , Elizabeth Holtzman , Comptroller of New York and Paul O'Dwyer , U.N . |
| 11 | The Bensonhurst murder trial aggravated racial tensions within the city as the circumstances of the killing were portrayed by many black spokesmen as tantamount to a latter-day lynching . |
| 12 | Federal law was always superior to Länder law and the Länder were restricted in many areas to carrying out the policies of the Bonn government . |
| 13 | Interestingly non-smoking and non-drinking were cited by many fewer respondents as contributing to being healthy . |