Example sentences of "[prep] many [noun pl] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1972 , the year another brother , Walter , died after many years illness , Joyce came to London to spend six months with Eva . |
| 2 | Sergeant Golding had unfortunately , after many years police service , blotted his copybook in about 1910 , for when called to the scene of a local murder , he allowed the victim 's mother , a widow , to clean up the room before detectives arrived . |
| 3 | For example , reflecting the needs of many TEI users to treat texts both as documents and as input to databases , a sub-class of phrase called ‘ data ’ is defined to include ‘ data-like ’ features such as names of persons , places or organizations , numbers and dates , abbreviations and measures . |
| 4 | The clay soils of many farms north of the Downs , for example , do not lend themselves to intensive arable farming , and few farms here ( or , for that matter , fields ) are far from woodlands so that they are not wholly dependent on such features as patches of scrub or hedges for the presence of many common farmland species . |
| 5 | In the minds of many respondents cotton wool was perceived as one of those indispensable household requisites which is necessary for some tasks and handy for a great many more . |
| 6 | Because the circumstances of many cattle thefts did not encourage people to initiate prosecutions , the statistics greatly underestimated the extent of the crime . |
| 7 | The Women 's Art Magazine constantly tries to reflect the views and diversity of many women artists and writers , rather than supporting a closed house style , a club mentality or printing articles from just one particular stable of thought and theory . |
| 8 | Her emotional journey is that of many women artists : ‘ I would be faced with the enormous problem of re-inventing myself ! ’ |
| 9 | The fascination with functions of the body , the analogies between artistic and physical creative processes , self-portraiture used to reveal the female body as the site of patriarchal aesthetic discourse ; all of these mirror the concerns of many women painters of the 1980s . |
| 10 | In short , the lowered or lost earnings of many women care-givers are likely to lead to poverty and to increased financial dependency — on a spouse , on an earning sibling , or on the person being cared for . |
| 11 | Man of many guises Harry Enfield will be off to Europe , exploring the cultural side of his character on Channel 4 . |
| 12 | Acyclovir given intravenously , orally or applied directly at the site of infection can accelerate healing and restrict the spread and recurrence of many herpes infections ( British Medical Journal , 1982 , vol 285 , p 1223 . ) . |
| 13 | Flows may well be exogenous as they are likely to be known with a reasonable degree of uncertainty given the contractual nature of many savings policies . |
| 14 | This work is often done by an old man of many years experience . |
| 15 | It was not a glib doctrinal position simple culled from the inherited opinions of her own Christian forbears , but the result of many years study and patient listening to all that the African students and officers could teach . |
| 16 | By 1938 the Unemployment Insurance Statutory Committee ad-mitted that it could not increase dependants ' benefits without pushing the level of unemployment benefit for the family man above the level of many workers earnings . |
| 17 | Like many managers Margaret seems unable to say ‘ no ’ to the paper work , to the phone calls that come unchecked at any time , or to the people popping into her office for advice , or sometimes just a friendly chat about a project or some personal matter . |
| 18 | Like many radicals Cary became disillusioned with the Rump Parliament and welcomed its fall . |
| 19 | Like many carers Marian Williamson and Maragert Bowen from Oxford both gave up their jobs . |
| 20 | Like many athletes Linford often came to him for advice . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | It is hard for many biologists e en to see that there is a question here at all . |
| 23 | For many perishables goods this provides even more information on which accurate orders can be based . |
| 24 | For many decades studies of rural land use and landscape were at the heart of all rural geographical work , and land use and landscape studies are still of intrinsic interest to many rural geographers . |
| 25 | For many decades Great Britain had undisputed mastery of the seas . |
| 26 | The visit will also generate a bank of copies of handwritten and printed material which will form the basis for many hours work in class later on . |
| 27 | For many companies policies on style , strategy and organisational values are often missing . |
| 28 | For many chefs contract catering is a more attractive option than its higher-profile restaurant and hotel cousins . |
| 29 | So much has changed , but for many women writers that cry is eternal . |
| 30 | The Department of Geology and Geophysics offers a degree in Geophysics and an introductory course which serves as an appropriate outside subject for many honours degrees . |