Example sentences of "so many [verb] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The rest would have understood the warning , and the plot , whatever its form , would have fizzled out , as so many had done over the years . |
| 2 | welcomed everyone and said it was gratifying that so many had made the effort to be present and she extended a special welcome to the representatives from Norfolk , North West and the West country . |
| 3 | None of that extra quality , whatever it was , which had got the business going in the first place , which had ensured John-William success in those early rough-and-ready days of colossal risks and colossal returns , when so many had failed . |
| 4 | And as for Tommy 's death , what proof had he that one stray bullet among so many had come from the pistol of Captain Trentham ? |
| 5 | The numbers had dwindled , and she wondered why so many had left already . |
| 6 | It 's the first time so many have gathered for such a prolonged period . |
| 7 | Members of the Savernake Fly Fishers club say the River Kennet in Wiltshire is teeming with trout because so many have escaped from a nearby fish farm . |
| 8 | I think we 'll have two , since so many have turned up . |
| 9 | ‘ There — ’ Hope pointed towards Crosthwaite Church modestly huddled below ‘ — where saints have visited and so many have worshipped quietly for over a thousand years . ’ |
| 10 | For decades people have opposed the use of this trap on grounds of its cruelty , and among those who have done so many have called for the development and utilisation of what are called ‘ more humane methods ’ of trapping . |
| 11 | Out he went , head shaking briefly , slowly and sadly , England 92 for 5 , and the young Middlesex batsman wondering if , contrary to what so many have believed , he was born to be a Test cricketer . |
| 12 | In the club atmosphere of La Cigale , the spark was always there , the reason why so many have gone out on a limb to should their name from the rooftops , but the Mondays are in danger of slipping into routine . |
| 13 | ‘ The young , so many have gone . |
| 14 | There , are there , is this a a rural area on the whole or that so many have closed , chapels ? |
| 15 | All this may seem like a put-off — but so many have died through lack of thought , facilities and impatience I can not give you the impression that they are going to be cheap and easy , quite the reverse ! |
| 16 | They suggest that one of the principle problems confronting refugees is the feeling of guilt at having left relatives in danger or for being alive when so many have died . |
| 17 | There is , therefore , no reason why taxation always encourages people to work less hard rather than harder , as so many have claimed . |
| 18 | And Froyle , Kingsley and Selborne wards ‘ where so many have spent their latter years in comfort with the warmth and care of the family of the hospital surrounding them . ’ |
| 19 | SO MANY have praised Graeme Hick that there must be more to him than has been revealed . |
| 20 | The hon. Member for Edinburgh , Central and a number of other hon. Members asked me why so many have had exceptional leave to remain , as only 24 per cent . |
| 21 | Council officers have a different explanation : it has only one-third its usual tally of accountants because so many have taken voluntary redundancy . |
| 22 | ‘ Is it really such a terrible tragedy that one person out of so many has failed to fall under your spell ? ’ |
| 23 | Obviously with so many having lost their lives on the disaster , you say that you do n't feel it 's maybe an act of God int hat sense , that you were picked to be saved , but erm you do n't feel any guilt as such either , o that you were one of the ones and er so many others had been lost ? |