Example sentences of "was [vb pp] [prep] many " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only days later news of a rights issue by British Airways was leaked to many newspapers . |
| 2 | In September " Mr. John Wodrow , Minister of the Parish of Kildalton having Represented That the Church of Lagavullin was stripped of many slates , and otherwise much hurt by the Storm , and that it is absolutely necessary That the same be immediately Repaired , otherwise that the Church will become ruinous … " £7:4:0 was granted . |
| 3 | The genius of the Dalmatians showed itself particularly in architecture , sculpture and literature , and their artistic output was sustained over many centuries from the builders of the early Christian churches of the seventh and eighth centuries to the eighteenth-century cathedral of Dubrovnik , and from Historia Salonitana , by the thirteenth-century Thomas , Archdeacon of Split , to the black comedies of Vlaho Stulli-Stulić , written in the closing years of the Ragusan republic and still performed today . |
| 4 | Blanche found the gesture patronising , symbolising the way she was treated by many of her superiors at the Metropolitan Police or creatures from the male world of spies . |
| 5 | Beauty and the Beast proved highly popular and was given with many casts during later seasons ; it has also been revived for several other companies , with various designers . |
| 6 | The issue was recognized by many even before the war was concluded . |
| 7 | The decision was not an easy one and was criticized by many who feared the consequences , as Salisbury told Law : " If it may be said to have finally made possible the destruction of the constitution , the prostitution of the Prerogative , the Repeal of the Union and the Disendowment of the Welsh Church , it will probably rank as the most costly policy in history . " |
| 8 | It is difficult to remember that Strauss in 1908 was regarded by many in a similar light to Stockhausen today . |
| 9 | The cyclical nature of events was regarded by many thinkers as inevitable , because it was thought that otherwise they would be deprived of both ‘ rationality ’ and ‘ legality ’ . |
| 10 | At 30 he had amassed enough knowledge of transcendental experience systems to make him a contender for the job of running what was regarded by many as one of Europe 's best Transcendental Operations Modules . |
| 11 | It had taken £50,000 to bring Bobby back to the Palace from Leicester , but it was money well spent , for his presence was regarded by many as one of the major factors in Palace 's 1972 survival — and we recouped f 12,000 of it when Bobby bustled off to join Pompey just after Christmas . |
| 12 | One recruit of the period is worth special mention as he was regarded by many as a genius . |
| 13 | The team was regarded by many , including James Michener , as having a negative impact : ‘ I strongly suspect that the Harlem Globetrotters did more damage racially than they did good , because they deepened the stereotype of ‘ the loveable , irresponsible Negro ’ ’ ( 1976 , p.145 ) . |
| 14 | It was regarded by many as dangerously radical and extreme — in much the same style as the ‘ Bultmann school ’ in the last forty years — but it did introduce a new epoch in critical New Testament research , most notably by drawing attention to the distinct strands and theologies within the different New Testament documents . |
| 15 | In this phase of his life , at least , Reagan was regarded by many who knew him well , not as an ‘ amiable dunce ’ but as a lively , intelligent man with an obsessive interest in politics . |
| 16 | Furthermore , a battle was regarded by many as an invitation to God to intervene in human affairs , and God had the disconcerting habit of bringing defeat upon those who faced the prospect of victory with overconfidence . |
| 17 | This was regarded by many of the erstwhile " bolting " party as the twilight of reason before the Collector 's increasingly communistic inclinations demanded that you give up not only your stores , but perhaps your spare clothes , and , who knows ? maybe even your wife as well . |
| 18 | China rejected the proposal outright , while the speech was regarded by many Tibetans as a betrayal of the cause of Tibetan independence . |
| 19 | None of the declared candidates was credited with much chance of winning the presidency ; the incumbent ( Republican ) President George Bush was regarded by many as unbeatable , and this assessment was thought to have deterred other better-known Democrats from entering the race ( although the Rev. Jesse Jackson had not yet ruled himself out ) . |
| 20 | His leadership was regarded by many as ineffective . |
| 21 | As the convoys began to mass on friday police from six counties joined forces in a combined operation — devised after what was regarded by many as the fiasco at Castlemorton last year . |
| 22 | The plan was regarded in many quarters as inadequate , however . |
| 23 | It was favoured by many painters as a substitute for prussian blue . |
| 24 | The frequent acceptance of ideas of this kind by monarchs helps to explain the lack of hostility , sometimes even enthusiasm , with which the French Revolution in its early stages was received by many of them . |
| 25 | As Eva went into the hostels she realised the Salvation Army was not there to turn people into converts , but that their work must be an extension of Christ 's love : " Jesus Christ did n't say to the man who was filled with many devils — the schizophrenic — " If you follow me I 'll cure you . |
| 26 | In the east , many old Dwarf holds were cleared out , and the power of the Orcs was broken for many years . |
| 27 | Besides those grants taken out of context or distorted , the endowment was blamed for many things it had nothing to do with . |
| 28 | This was blamed by many on the factory system and the alleged promiscuity it bred in women , but this ignored the fact that the highest percentage of young people who married between the ages of 15 and 20 was in Durham , where women did not work . |
| 29 | Their health improved and a cure was claimed in many cases . |
| 30 | Heavy congestion was reported on many motorways . |