Example sentences of "many [prep] us [vb mod] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many of us may wonder why it has taken so long to achieve the last two objectives , but I am delighted that the proposal is now to go ahead . |
| 2 | It speaks confidently of the existence of a wilderness in Britain which , like the wolf , many of us may have regarded as extinct . |
| 3 | Let's face it : how many of us would want to live here ? |
| 4 | I think many of us would sympathise with that view . |
| 5 | I think that many of us would prefer to see falling rolls as a chance to reduce class size , thus giving pupils a better chance of carrying out practical work in pairs rather than in groups of three or even four . |
| 6 | Many melodies of the last hundred years could not possibly be made to fit into such a restrictive rule — in fact many of us would avoid the feeling of regularity and ‘ squareness ’ that such a classical scheme produces . |
| 7 | Who could blame her , many of us would say . |
| 8 | Many of us would have liked to have seen the savings that were made , recycling of the passenger transport area . |
| 9 | It was highly likely that only half of us would complete the training , he said , and that many of us would try to desert . |
| 10 | Many of us would echo her amazement from our own recent experience . |
| 11 | Many of us would like to know what happens to the information that is collected during questioning when there is no subsequent conviction . |
| 12 | Will my right hon. Friend bear in mind that many of us would like to ask how it is possible to contemplate spending an extra £38 billion without increasing taxes , increasing unemployment and increasing prices ? |
| 13 | The association has stated clearly that it is up to British Rail — and , perhaps , the Government — to take such dangers into account if they wish to increase railway speeds , as many of us would like , and to ensure that people can cross the line safely , even if that means the Government providing the money either for an underpass of for a bridge over the line . |
| 14 | How many of us could keep our |
| 15 | I tried again , saying we were trying to decide how many of us could get to this wedding and we wanted to look smart , but the only response was that he did n't want to hear anything about weddings , thank you . |
| 16 | Many of us will feel better psychologically when that spare tyre has been slimmed away , and if the diet combined with an exercise programme there can be a very real improvement in feelings of overall fitness . |
| 17 | Many of us will welcome the end of the 20 per cent . |
| 18 | I do n't think many of us will make old bones . |
| 19 | Fear of death means that the most dangerous activity which many of us will contemplate is crossing the road ; while others , no less afraid of death , will canoe down dangerous rapids , explore the wildest of jungles , or whizz around motorcycle tracks . |
| 20 | Many of us will find skiing an irresistible lure in the coming season — all of the big operators and many of the small ones are honouring no-surcharge guarantees ; and there has been heavy early season snow . |
| 21 | Many of us will remember their enthusiasm for the work of the Lord and the joy that they had in the fact that God should use them in such a way . |
| 22 | Whether we were Members of Parliament in the 1970s or not , many of us will remember the many debates on devolution that took place in Parliament at that time . |
| 23 | Many of us will know already that our brother Gary Kilpatrick left at the start of January to undertake a Discipleship Training School ( DTS ) with YWAM in Lausanne , Switzerland . |
| 24 | Aches and pains sometimes ease up when the menopause is over but many of us will have to settle for a certain amount of back pain , headaches and limited movement from now on . |
| 25 | Many of us will have had the experience at some time or other of finding ourselves in classrooms ostensibly to help individual children overcome their difficulties , but realising that in fact the problems are more to do with the way the lesson is being presented , with the resources and teaching strategies being used or with the demands being made , than with any specific problems our pupils may have . |
| 26 | On a broader canvas , many of us can think of moments of encounter , of blessing , of poetry , of art , of music , of sunsets and dawns which were to us deeply sacramental . |
| 27 | Many of us can quote Romans 8:28 : ‘ In all things God works for the good of those who love him , who have been called according to his purpose . ’ |
| 28 | How many of us can say that someone changed when they took on a certain job or changed when something happened at work . |
| 29 | ‘ That , Dr Jardine , is not challenge many of us can say we have met . |
| 30 | The reforms are not all bad , and many of us can see opportunities opening up which we are eager to grab . |