Example sentences of "and [prep] the many [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We hear very little about those localities where people are working away quietly with encouraging results , and about the many examples of excellent collaboration that protect so many children . |
| 2 | Also to you — the readers — for buying my first book , and for the many letters I received , mainly nostalgic . |
| 3 | We pray for the church , for all who are followers of Christ ; O God , we pray for the work of the province of Jerusalem and the Middle East , and for this Diocese ; for Samir Kafity , our Bishop , for the Cathedral , for St George 's College , and for the many parishes throughout this province . |
| 4 | When the meter man came for the last time he spoke of my aunt , and of the many years he had been to the house , so that he felt himself to be almost an old friend . |
| 5 | Selinus , to the far west along the south coast of Sicily , evidently became very rich very early , and of the many temples , some vast , which rose on its huge acropolis several belong to this early time . |
| 6 | The story of this episode in the industrial life of the country , of its police and courts , and of the many side issues involved , is far too complicated and lengthy for fuller treatment in an essay of this kind , but it is a story nevertheless of immense importance to the tradition of the freedom to protest and of other freedoms . |
| 7 | Like his father he was a great music lover and amongst the many works he published was a collection of over 300 songs set to music , entitled The Muses ' Delight ( 1754 ) . |
| 8 | Analogies with the Triassic reservoir of the Morecambe gas field in the Irish Sea , and with the many Rotliegend gas reservoirs of the southern North Sea Basin , all believed to be sourced by underlying Westphalian coals , are self evident . |
| 9 | Our own competition is ended : our congratulations to the winners , and our thanks to the judges and to the many entrants , who produced some excellent ideas and criticisms . |
| 10 | We are grateful also to Lord Flowers and all the speakers at various events and to the many members of the University who contributed to the public launch of the Campaign for Resource . |
| 11 | This was particularly important to tutors involved in academic counselling , and to the many staff involved in scrutiny of student programmes after each term 's examinations . |
| 12 | Favourite excursions are to the Habsburg castle , the very cradle of the Habsburg dynasty , perched on a hillock among green woods ; to several other castles in the area ; and to the many attractions of the countryside on the doorstep of Windisch . |
| 13 | These things can happen in the best of families , and among the many pictures of the Rassendylls at home , you can see that five or six of them have the same blue eyes , the same nose , and the same red hair . |
| 14 | In 1915 , they sank the British liner Lusitania off the coast of southern Ireland , and among the many passengers drowned were 128 American citizens . |
| 15 | Market day in Milton Keynes , and among the many shoppers there are some who should n't be here . |
| 16 | My committee were greatly encouraged , during the campaign , by the courtesy and enthusiasm we met on the doorsteps and by the many volunteers , of all age groups and areas of the town , eager to offer unstinting help . |