Example sentences of "[noun prp] was [vb pp] [prep] many [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | In the east , many old Dwarf holds were cleared out , and the power of the Orcs was broken for many years . |
| 3 | The ghosts were very close to the surface here in the Dordogne , here in this house , and Jenna was torn in many ways . |
| 4 | Sofaer nodded , and Lorre was seized by many pairs of dusky hands . |
| 5 | The grandson of Nokomis , the Earth Mother and the Creator of Fire , Manabozho was credited with many inventions ; for instance , he taught braves how to read signs and omens in the forest , and he taught women the healing benefits of many herbs . |
| 6 | Mrs Whitehouse was portrayed in many circles as being anti-homosexual . |
| 7 | Mrs Whitehouse was accused at many points of being motivated by ‘ hatred ’ of homosexuals and , whilst the extract suggests that her attitude was not one of ‘ hatred ’ — indeed far from it — by including in her attitude to homosexuality such words as : undesirable , repugnant , perverse , suffering and abnormal , it is also easy to see how the gay community might be less than happy with the description . |