Example sentences of "of many [noun pl] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 What I am now describing , incidentally , is one of many instances I could relate to you to underline Lord Darlington 's essentially shy and modest nature .
2 ROBERT SAM ANSON 's ‘ The Man Who Shot JFK ’ ( February ) was the first of many articles I read on the same subject — but I kept returning to his time and time again .
3 And if it did happen , your physical health could be just the first of many things you lose , that you take for granted now .
4 Two Bengali women in their twenties told me of many women they knew , and knew of , who were thus stranded .
5 The Body of the Tentorium — This is a median plate which is often large and its shape varies to some extent in conformity with that of the head ; thus , in the soldiers of many termites it is elongate , while in the workers it is a relatively narrow band .
6 Thanks to the support of many members we raised well over £1,200 from which we gave £646 in prizes and had £600 for the Society .
7 As well as his authorship of many books he drew up plans for the House of Correction at Maidstone , was elected to the Rochester Bridge Corporation , a deputy Alienations officer , deputy Keeper of the Rolls , President of Cobham College and , a few months before his death , Keeper of the records in the Tower of London .
8 Just 4kms from the resort is the first of many places you just ‘ have ’ to see the Varone waterfalls .
9 Her visit to the Association 's headquarters in Carlisle in November 1983 was the first of many engagements she has undertaken on behalf of the BDA in later years .
10 Their confidence grew into overwhelming proportions and in the opinion of many observers they swiftly became Manchester 's tedious twosome .
11 By analysing the evidence of many hoards it has been possible to establish the dating of the annual moneyers with a fair degree of accuracy , to within about five to ten years , although the process is by no means complete and new hoards continue to suggest revisions .
12 Over a period of many years I had a succession of research students working On the Eocene strata of the Isle of Wight , off the south coast of England .
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