Example sentences of "and many [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In England , also , complaints of the difficulty of finding capable diplomats can be heard until far into the eighteenth century ; and many agreed to serve only to put the government under a moral obligation to find some acceptable post for them at home on their return . |
| 2 | These enabled his pupils to get off the ground and many began imitating the set of motifs he introduced into his illustrations . |
| 3 | The influence of the war was to affect social classes , groups and individuals in Britain in a variety of ways and many came to support fascism for disparate political , economic and social reasons . |
| 4 | The NACAB information system , whether paper or microfilm , can justly be considered the showpiece of the service and many wish to protect it . |
| 5 | The Fleming committee had been set up in response to pressure from the independent schools themselves : their heads and governors had been worried by the drop in enrolments and income in the 1930s , and many hoped to share in the growing national investment that would follow the War . |
| 6 | But although it is such a widespread condition , endometriosis is often overlooked because it can only be diagnosed by a minor surgical procedure called laparoscopy ( the insertion of an illuminated instrument through a small incision in the abdomen ) and many suffers do have problems getting their GPs to refer them to a specialist who can do the these for them . |
| 7 | In fact , almost 20 per cent have never driven on their own on a motorway and many fear breaking down and being attacked whilst using them . |
| 8 | Miss Harker was certainly very charming and many had hoped that her arrival might bring them some relief , but not one of them wanted to stand up in front of the boss 's relative and complain about the mill . |
| 9 | Most of the speakers were women and many had prepared lengthy and detailed statements of their views . |
| 10 | Fifty years ago , only a hundred hardy individuals had succeeded in running the river through the Grand Canyon , its most challenging stretch , and many had drowned in the rapids trying . |
| 11 | However , no residents in affected houses had complained and many had spoken out in favour of the proposals . |
| 12 | Most projects had been efficiently run , and many had helped disadvantaged groups . |
| 13 | Using data supplied by local police forces and government ministries , the report stated that ( i ) 4,611 children and adolescents had died from violence over the previous three years , more than 50 per cent of them shot and the rest killed by stabbing , beating , poisoning or strangling ; ( ii ) young girls were raped and many had died from clandestine abortions after becoming prostitutes ; ( iii ) children were exploited from the age of three by professional beggars , from the age of six by drug traffickers and , if they survived , ended up in armed groups used by criminal gangs and even the police ; ( iv ) the abuse of drugs and solvents was common among street children ; ( v ) an estimated 3,000 children were illegally adopted annually by foreigners , 50 per cent going to Italy and 30 per cent to France , who paid up to US$20,000 for a white child ; and ( vi ) 25,000,000 out of 45,000,000 children were chronically underfed , 30 per cent lived in poverty and 10,000 were child workers . |
| 14 | Some were girls like Anne , former shop workers or clerks , and many had worked in other factories . |
| 15 | In Africa she had enjoyed the company of men and many had come under her spell including government inspectors , colleagues from other teacher training establishments and senior staff working for one of the major publishing houses . |
| 16 | He had a few enemies amongst the more militant dockers but he had many loyal friends too , and many had told Carrie that they would follow him without question . |
| 17 | As the situation went from bad to worse , the people living near the volcano became increasingly distressed , and many tried to leave St Pierre , heading for Fort-de-France , Martinique 's second town . |
| 18 | Some have formulated flat-rate charges for certain services and many continue to do so . |
| 19 | Most mothers have n't the heart to deny their children the care and comfort they have given them all their lives and many continue to run round them long after they are old enough to look after themselves . |
| 20 | Whelks parasitised by cercaria larvae of the trematode fluke Parorchis acanthus never reach maturity and many continue to grow slowly throughout their lives . |
| 21 | Teachers are also represented , and many find marking helpful in shaping their approach to the subject ; they are not involved , of course , in the setting of question papers . |
| 22 | stated that most members would , and many did carry out work on infectious cases , but medical opinion was that this should not happen . |
| 23 | In fact women are clearly already making this kind of calculation for themselves and many do decide they would rather run the gauntlet of contraceptive side effects than risk a pregnancy and cope with the consequences . |
| 24 | Last week 's budget about turn certainly ensures that this Flat season and many to follow get off to the sort of flying start it had been very difficult to envisage 12 months ago . |
| 25 | ‘ Many did , however , recognise our skills and expertise — our intellectual ‘ horsepower ’ — and many wanted to know more , ’ he added . |
| 26 | All Members of Parliament hold surgeries , and many have received complaints about the poll tax from constituents who are viciously angry with the Government . |
| 27 | Local authorities have had to respond to a wide range of legislation from Brussels and many have received substantial financial assistance , from the EC 's ‘ Structural Funds ’ and other initiatives , for economic development projects ( such as training and infrastructure provision ) within their areas . |
| 28 | Seeds of biennials were sown on the programme in June , and many have made fine plants to fill borders , windowboxes and containers , which will grace our first programmes come next spring . |
| 29 | But Ron Morris is confident that those who have joined him have enjoyed proper training , decent wages ( above the industry 's going rate ) , and many have secured permanent jobs . |
| 30 | BOOZE AND THE BALANCE SHEET Excessive drinking costs companies dear , and many have realised that it 's time to do something about it |