Example sentences of "many [noun] that [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Obviously very pleased with herself over this and Aggie 's reaction , she then brought it up so many times that Aggie was eventually forced to yell her into silence .
2 And er the story 's been told many many times that Lloyd George advised them , I 've forgotten the name of the old man , but his wife was buried in the churchyard , and his family wanted to bury him next to her , but they wanted the nonconformist
3 He had foreseen his death so many times that Hawk no longer bothered much with such presentiments , but , this time , things were different …
4 They had watched the film so many times that Frankie was familiar with every scene .
5 Among the many finding that Akpata uncovered in his landmark study .
6 There are many signs that Ian Smith himself is seeking for this guidance .
7 There have been many doubts that Gazza could n't make a come-back at club level or even contemplate straddling the international scene again with the outrageous talent that made him a folk hero .
8 I believe he was one of the many aircraft that General Galland 's flying wing and the German Navy shot down on route through the narrows of the Channel .
9 After all , days before the invasion surprised President Bush , his ambassador , presumably not speaking just for herself , told Saddam in so many words that Washington gave him the green light on Kuwait .
10 ‘ Chris , that 's just one of the many strokes that Martinez has pulled in his time ; and he still goes laughing on his way to the bank with his twenty-five per cent commission .
11 The general idea is that erm you could replace the many wires that feed power to lights , horns and things of that sort by a single wire that just provides power to everything , along which you would send signals which would be decoded by micro-electronic components within the lamp unit to decide whether that should draw power or not draw power , and so you can replace the harness , effectively , with a single thick wire .
12 It has been known for many years that neurons , like other cells , can be maintained alive and well under such conditions for periods of many days or even weeks , provided they are kept warm , aerated and well fed with glucose and other essential molecules .
13 Actually , scientists thought for many years that whales had no sense of hearing because they had no external ear lobes like ourselves , a clear example of anthropomorphic projection .
14 For example , it is still commonplace in cartoons to show cavemen and dinosaurs together , despite the fact that it has been known for many years that dinosaurs were extinct long before the evolution of ‘ cavemen ’ .
15 However , the report identifies a number of areas that need to be addressed in more detail as a result we are recommendatin it , recommending that a major consultation exercise be d be conducted this year to ensure that the many ideas that people have to improve our Health , Safety and Environment Service are considered .
16 ) Traditional stories , or more recent ones like Mrs Mopple 's Washing Line or the Topsy and Tim series , contain many ideas that children might choose for their Home Corner play .
17 But , they will assure you , there are just too many seats that Labour has to win , in all the wrong parts of the country .
18 In theory , the committees were to provide opportunities for skilled and apprenticed employment , though members admitted that formal apprenticeship , at least , was not always possible , partly because it appeared to many observers that machines had eradicated a number of handicrafts , turning the worker into a ‘ machine-tending artisan ’ , and partly because ‘ skill ’ was a relative concept , demanding different degrees of training .
19 The earlier period had aroused many expectations that America was on the verge of a social cinema , but , as the social-problem films of the post-1933 period came along , critics were to be uneasy about many of their characteristics .
20 Erm , I intend to brief because A because everyone has got in front of them a very very thorough and I should n't think there are too many questions that people would want to ask .
21 Once the scheme is launched it may be too late to save it from failure if you have no readily available answers to the many questions that employees will certainly raise .
22 Part of the reason for such seemingly irrational behaviour is the suspicion among many managers that incentives rise as governments try to offset inherent economic disadvantages or protect restrictive domestic policies .
23 As a result , many actions that presidents allow to happen are covert and frequently illegal , usually concealed under a cover of wanting to help another country defeat Communism .
24 One of the many things that Mrs Thatcher has learned during her time in politics is how to milk election campaigns .
25 Carlos was an easygoing young man , with so many girlfriends that Shelley knew they were only going to be friends , nothing more .
26 One of the many problems that sociology faces is the sheer number of its rivals — unlike , say , physics , which may be reserved mostly for physicists , anyone can play .
27 Women will continue to choose men — or men women ; each sex always believes it is the other which does the choosing — the man being a little older , a little richer , a little more decisive than the woman , for this is how the majority of the human race pairs itself off , and why the myth of female inferiority is so prevalent throughout the world — it being the direct experience of so many children in so many households that Daddy knows best and Mummy 's a fool .
28 ‘ There were n't many people that pair trusted . ’
29 For many people that sort of price for a piece of software which will cut out a lot of laborious typing will appear to be a snip .
30 Frank Spencer had endeared himself to so many people that Crawford 's wish to leave the character behind was tempered by the pleasure it had clearly brought .
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