Example sentences of "was [verb] [prep] the many " in BNC.

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1 Arguably , however , his most brilliant work was done during the many months of relative inactivity that followed , for it was then that he remoulded his demoralized command into a confident , compact fighting unit .
2 Several of the sequences used shapes , and one was based on the many arrangements which can be made using the pieces of the Chinese tangram puzzle .
3 The document was found among the many original musical manuscripts left by Lucien Garban , an intimate friend who kept up a fascinating correspondence with the composer .
4 The iron ore came from local surface working , the fuel was charcoal from the local woodlands , and the cooling water was provided by the many small but quite fast-flowing streams of the broken Wealden landscape .
5 Previously , most local grain was ground in the many small mills around the city and outlying areas .
6 The Commons inquiry was denied access to intelligence sources , and its report was published despite the many questions it said were still unanswered .
7 A vastly increased supply of turf and logs was required for the many fires the occasion demanded .
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