Example sentences of "many [noun pl] were [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many authorities were making a conscious effort to expand the social group from which their secondary pupils were drawn . |
| 2 | Many Glaswegians were to join the International Brigade within a few years , Scots like James Robertson Justice , pointing rifles upwards at the Heinkel 111 and Junkers 52 of Adolf Hitler 's Luftwaffe . |
| 3 | Leaders of the COS argued that many charities were encouraging the ‘ demoralization ’ of the poor by handing out benefits in cash and kind too readily and with no attempt to ensure long-term improvement in the client 's condition . |
| 4 | Prizewinners and their families , teachers , sponsors , CIT Section Chairman and many guests were given an inspirational address by Sir James Duncan , Chairman TDG , one of the sponsors , and a Past President of the Institute , at a celebratory lunch at the Inn on the Park in London in June . |
| 5 | By the time that he announced his decision , many Europeans were reaching the conclusion that Britain 's terms for joining the Market were unacceptable . |
| 6 | What a pipe dream , we thought , as many children were getting no education at all . |
| 7 | When one considers that the official State Academy of Arts did not allow women to study there until 1919 , one can imagine how many women were given the chance of becoming professional artists by the mere existence of this institution which attracted tutors of the calibre of Karl Stauffer-Bern , who taught Kathe Kollwitz . |