Example sentences of "many as the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | J. R. Firth ( regarded by many as the founder of modern British linguistics ) remarked : |
2 | Erm the imbalance is reflected in , in many ways but in one way is in traffic using the M twenty five , for example the Western section of the M twenty five from the M three , M four , M forty to the M one over the , the Western end where I live has approximately a hundred and sixty thousand vehicles a day which is e twice as many as the North Eastern side . |
3 | Put in as many as the bottle will hold conveniently , and put it in a warm sunny place for 12 hours , and keep warm for the next 12 , then remove the spikes . |
4 | And the day before his weakness waxed great , he ordered the gates of the town to be shut , and went to the Church of St. Peter ; and there the Bishop Don Hieronymo being present , and all the clergy who were in Valencia , and the knights and honourable men and honourable dames , as many as the Church could hold , the Cid Ruydiez stood up , and made a full noble preaching , showing that no man whatsoever , however honourable or fortunate they may be in this world , can escape death ; to which , said he , I am now full near ; and since ye know that this body of mine hath never yet been conquered , nor put to shame , I beseech ye let not this befall it at the end , for the good fortune of man is only accomplished at his end . |
5 | This involves arranging variants ( as many as the analyst is able and wishes to distinguish ) along a single phonetic dimension such as vowel height . |
6 | The Hwange national park alone is said to have 45,000 elephants : three times as many as the vegetation can support . |
7 | In the first month of that decree more than 180,000 passports were issued , twice as many as the average for an entire year under the previous regime . |
8 | The hostel at Whitby is housed in the old abbey stables , all that is habitable of this splendid cliff-top ruin where Caedmon , the simple cowherd regarded by many as the father of English music , once sang of the Creation with a voice like an angel . |
9 | At all times one is aware that the artist is also a composer — the conviction with which she untangles some of the more complicated , almost obscure pieces , has an unquestionable authority ( the enormous B flat minor Fugue from Book Two instantly comes to mind in this connection ) , whilst the famous pieces are often presented in a totally different manner — the A minor Prelude and Fugue ( Book One ) will surprise many as the Prelude is fearful and serious ( rather than light with the usual staccato touches ) , whilst the Fugue has clipped articulation at the end of each subject entry . |
10 | Not as many as the Dome . |
11 | I again , using that sermon of Peter , in acts chapter two , Peter said to them , in verse thirty eight , repent and let each of you baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins , and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit , for the promise is for you and your children , and for all who will , as many as the Lord our God shall call to himself . |
12 | Now lets just close with those words of of Peter , on the day of pentecost , it 's not for other just , he says it 's for you , it 's for your children , and it 's to as many as there are far off , right down through the centuries , as many as the Lord our God shall call . |