Example sentences of "many [n mass] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many people also become more accident-prone at such times . |
| 2 | Although speech is the more natural communication method for humans , literate people feel no sense of priority between speech and writing — indeed , many people also find it easier to organise their thoughts using pen and paper . |
| 3 | As people were asked particularly about non-routine purchases , out of the run of their normal budgeting , and as many people also buy small items of clothing — for cash or credit — within their routine shopping , the figure for clothes as a proportion of credit shopping is no doubt an understatement . |
| 4 | Many people also feel that there is no necessity to deal with racial issues since the child is seen as part and parcel of the family and ‘ a child is a child ’ . |
| 5 | Many people also complain that our present hierarchies bring out the nastier aspects of human behavior , like greed , insensitivity , careerism and self-importance . |
| 6 | Faced with conflicting advice from radio stations and the state authorities about whether to evacuate , many people just fled . |
| 7 | Some had pillows and blankets but many people just wrapped themselves in their outdoor cloaks . |
| 8 | How many people consciously buy food each week in an organised , scientific way ? |
| 9 | I believe many people increasingly want their news when it is convenient for them — when they get in from work , when they 've picked up the children from school , when they take a break from their work , or finish a meeting , when they arrive in a hotel . |
| 10 | I believe many people increasingly want their news when it is convenient for them — when they get in from work , when they 've picked up the children from school , when they take a break from their work , or finish a meeting , when they arrive at a hotel . |
| 11 | But how many people even knew what a cellular phone was seven years ago . |
| 12 | If a guitar is substantially heavier or lighter than you 'd expect , of course we 'll say so , but how many people even know the weight of their own guitars ; I do n't , and I bet you do n't either . |
| 13 | Many people even find themselves losing concentration or sleep after a bag-snatching incident . |
| 14 | erm as many people here know and like them I have worked in a voluntary capacity and one way or another in this theatre for many years and we ca n't do without it we do n't want to see it close or any of those drastic things . |
| 15 | He spreads gossip faster than a travelling minstrel , and too many people here know I do n't possess a wife — yet . ’ |
| 16 | And I think if there was a referendum in Scotland it might turn out that many people here wanted the monarchy ended . |
| 17 | So , erm , how many people here have got brothers and sisters ? you do , well everyone 's got brothers and sisters . |
| 18 | If you leave it til the last minute and you question spot , you might end up in a sticky situation How many people here have failed an exam ? |
| 19 | We do n't need to collect paintings — there are too many people here doing them ’ . |
| 20 | Many people erroneously think that secularisation means that religion or religiosity itself has disappeared from advanced industrial societies . |
| 21 | Many people doubtless came to embrace the emperor 's religion for worthier motives ; but Eusebius put his finger on the radical novelty of the condition in which Christians now found themselves . |
| 22 | ‘ It 's amazing how many people unconsciously use their right hand every time they use their right leg , for instance . |
| 23 | The message from gays and lesbians living in rural Ireland was one of a sense of isolation which might aptly be tackled through the medium of film , which has the potential to act as a focus for the many people geographically isolated and thus tongue-tied by virtue of their isolation . |
| 24 | Before I start it is worth pointing out that this problem is largely restricted to the users of the Apple Macintosh — PC-based software running under either Windows or GEM seems to be rather better behaved although , in the case of the former , installing downloadable fonts is so much of a pain that many people simply do n't bother anyway ! |
| 25 | One major problem is that many people simply do not recognise that they are carers , and do not apply for help . |
| 26 | Too many people nowadays seem to eat while watching television , hardly noticing what or how much they are eating . |
| 27 | I think many people nowadays have no conception of what it was like . |
| 28 | So many people nowadays have , as I do , these nondescript ‘ squashy bags ’ that it distinguishes it quite easily . |
| 29 | And when Biarritz scored a quick try and Blanco landed a sensational penalty from about 60 metres it looked as if a miracle seemed possible simply because so many people passionately wanted it to happen . |
| 30 | Many people seemingly throw a kick in the hope of hitting something . |