Example sentences of "but [prep] many [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But for many cities jealousy of Milan was as powerful as hatred of the emperor 's control , and a rival faction formed under Pavia which was for a time loyal to Frederick — a map of the two teams shows in a fascinating way how difficult it was to love one 's neighbour in this world of riotous freedom and traditional internecine feuds . |
| 2 | But for many others , including ourselves , the dawn and the return of the sun is a welcome relief from a time of enforced inactivity . |
| 3 | Boundaries between the ‘ fringe ’ and mainstream media have blurred , but for many women this appears a selective process of appropriation , a plucking of ‘ useful ’ radical ideas from their political context . |
| 4 | So much has changed , but for many women writers that cry is eternal . |
| 5 | WHY : Bad living conditions and lack of space are facts of British prison life ; but for many prisoners the greatest hardship is isolation . |
| 6 | Urgent medical supplies were flown out from Lyneham yesterday , but for many victims the only hope of a full recovery requires the full faclities which only countries like Britain can provide . |
| 7 | But for many years after 1979 this approach seemed to embody many of the qualities which a depressed , declining nation yearned for and acclaimed . |
| 8 | It is in the heart of Manchester , but for many years industry and commerce have been moving away from the city centre , increasing the risk that only a lifeless core will be left . |
| 9 | Nowadays we can judge the sound from the advantage of good quality roundwound strings , but for many years flat/tapewound strings with their poor magnetic response and rapid note decay were the only option . |
| 10 | Birds respond to a wide range of sounds but for many years it was assumed that their low-frequency hearing was poorer than ours . |
| 11 | But for many years Soviet statements have considered the DRA 's ‘ peaceful initiatives ’ on settling the situation around Afghanistan ( such as the regime 's political programme of 14 May 1980 ) ‘ in the context of normalising the situation in the region as a whole ’ . |
| 12 | What has proved to be a thorny problem , not just during the past four years but for many years before , is the basis for financing all the services provided by local authorities and the level of services that should be provided . |
| 13 | For some time , Mrs Edwards worked in the Denbigh office of solicitors Kerfoot Owen and Company but for many years had to care for her elderly mother with whom she lived . |
| 14 | Tinka 's home is now in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia , but for many years she lived in Johannesburg , where she established the Medau Society of South Africa . |
| 15 | But for many workers the move did n't come as a surprise . |
| 16 | But for many participants what is needed is something more definite in the way of a scheme of work of some kind which will direct and maintain the momentum of the course into a continuing programme of monitored activities in the classroom . |
| 17 | But for many drivers using the road regularly the present situation is unacceptable . |
| 18 | Prokarvotic and eukaryotic systems have approximately equal emphasis and there is a useful chapter on recombinant-DNA techniques : but for many courses the treatment of bacteriophages and F plasmids will be inadequate . |
| 19 | But for many booksellers and librarians the barricades of desks and tables of busily negotiating suits that fill most stands must be both forbidding and frustrating . |
| 20 | If income is over £100,000 accounts will be fully audited , but for many charities income tends to fluctuate around the £100,000 mark . |
| 21 | This is the remote area of Appenzell , known to many for the unique flavour of its celebrated cheese , but for many tourists , not much more than that . |
| 22 | Inpatient waiting times have long been the focus of attention , but for many patients waiting to be admitted to hospital is just the tip of a ‘ waiting iceberg . ’ |
| 23 | Slightly convex with fleur-de-lys on a shield , the lettering is very ornate but after many hours I read it as AVE MARIA GRAVIA . |
| 24 | It was a long morning , but after many hours and a lot of giggling and parading , the three of them had chosen dresses . |
| 25 | But of many generations — not forgetting |
| 26 | He had dropped me a note the day he left advising me to sell , so sell I did , but despite many hours spent traipsing round the East End I could only find one interested party : Mr Cohen , who had for some years conducted his tailor 's business from above my father 's shop and wanted to expand . |
| 27 | Grey seals are reputed to breed in this area but despite many orbits none were to be seen . |
| 28 | But unlike many computer-makers , Compaq makes all its sales through dealers , rather than by using its own sales force . |
| 29 | It had , as it happened , been a popular and successful branch but like many others had fallen victim to the latest ‘ rationalisation ’ process . |
| 30 | Apples suffer from pests and diseases like other plants , but like many growers , Joan Greenway is no great fan of chemical sprays . |