Example sentences of "and [det] [prep] many [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , as the majority of consumer " buyers " are women , a woman 's point of view is most valuable and a woman 's capacity for detail , at least in my opinion and that of many employers , is an eminently valuable asset in work where detail and exactness are essential . |
| 2 | And how enervating , how disappointing , how absolutely … crushing to realise that nothing has changed — over the last few decades at least — and that for many women , their primary response is still to be beautiful rather than brainy . |
| 3 | They pointed out that large numbers of patients , especially among the old , were unlikely ever to be really fit to enter normal community life , and that for many others the community care services were still woefully inadequate . |
| 4 | It noted , however , that the increase in new lending was confined to a relatively small group of countries , and that for many others , notably in Africa , there had been no improvement . |
| 5 | That this unit is relatively ‘ shallow ’ genealogically speaking , i.e. that it tends to consist of two generations only and that for many couples the main tie of commitment and responsibility is the conjugal one . |
| 6 | If anyone can be said to have had a ‘ finest hour ’ — although in this instance it was more a matter of finest days and weeks — it was the people of Fontanellato , and those for many miles around , who had showed such courage in helping the escaped prisoners without any hope or thought of recompense . |
| 7 | And parents are really not alone in in bringing up their children , their children are exposed to all sorts of outside influences , through the media , in their peer groups , and those in many ways , I think , are getting worse rather than better . |