Example sentences of "[modal v] be [vb pp] [prep] many " in BNC.
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| 1 | This advice was still being offered 1,200 years later , in the Middle Ages , when an expert on herb gardens wrote , ‘ Behind the turf plot let there be a great diversity of medicinal and aromatic herbs , among which Rue should be mingled in many places for its beauty and greenness , and its bitterness will drive away poisonous animals from the garden . ’ |
| 2 | Our lives are overpowered by state institutions whereas the distribution of political power should be installed in many self-regulating institutions . |
| 3 | Courts have often explicitly or implicitly balanced the interests of the individual with the effects on the administration in deciding where the line should be drawn on many of the issues which comprise the content of natural justice . |
| 4 | In briefing senior managers about appearing on television , for example , attention must be paid to many of the aspects of communication which have been considered in this assignment — the importance of appearance and hair style , the use of non-verbal language , choice of words , tone , pauses and so on : some of the many and complex elements that combine as part of what we call ‘ communication ’ . |
| 5 | They also provide three-dimensional environments of enormous physical complexity , and hence contain numerous different niches , each of which might be exploited in many different ways , and in many different permutations . |
| 6 | At adult level , for instance , a collection of objects identified as lorry , car , car and bicycle , might be sorted in many different ways . |
| 7 | If successful , such techniques could be applied across many countries rather than those few which possess occupational data . |
| 8 | That was why , when you first asked me about this , I turned the whole question round and said ‘ You have to begin from the philosophical problem ’ , but indeed it could be applied in many places . |
| 9 | But indeed , it could be applied in many places . |
| 10 | Copies were sold to the public as souvenirs of the exhibition , and could be played on many contemporary record-players ( 51 ) . |
| 11 | These examples of catalogues containing helpful art criticism could be contrasted with many others which are limited to lists of exhibitions , details of the artist 's career , and entries for the works displayed . |
| 12 | It was known that one gene could influence several traits ( pleiotropism ) and that a single trait could be influenced by many genes ( polygenic inheritance ) . |
| 13 | Compared to books , distribution of multimedia software titles would remain more fragmented because the market was growing rapidly and potential customers could be reached through many outlets , Mr McCarthy said . |
| 14 | On the prairies these stations , with their high steep-pitched roofs and their larger adjacent grain elevators , could be seen from many miles away . |
| 15 | P/O Atherton was a very experienced pilot , with a second pilot as navigator , so one can not accept that they could be so far off course as to reach the target thirty minutes later , especially as the fires started in the docks by the bombing raid of Blenheims of 59 Squadron could be seen from many miles away . |
| 16 | The same could be said for many a flat in many English provincial cities . |
| 17 | Examples could be given from many of the centres visited so far . |
| 18 | Engagement through the Offices was , they claimed , nothing more than legal crimpage , and the Register Ticket could be bought at many lodging houses . |
| 19 | The exhibition could be read on many levels , but the immediate impression I had was of its strong Americanism . |
| 20 | I am not convinced , despite contentions by some , that even with increased resourcing this positive provision could be recreated for many children in their home and community settings . |
| 21 | This sort of activity could be paralleled in many other states . |
| 22 | Similar stories could be told of many European kings , princes and nobles in our period ; it is possible to get some notion of the variety that existed among the upper classes . |
| 23 | It is perhaps a feature which could be added to many of the existing railways in some way so that the many enthusiastic photographers can enjoy that aspect of our hobbies without some of the restrictions that are presented today ? |
| 24 | It 's an all embracing term actually and it could be taken across many aspects . |
| 25 | The government organisation concerned with food distribution was improved and expanded , so that its subsidised outlets could be found in many poor areas , both urban and rural . |
| 26 | Generosity , however , was not an emotion that could be found in many Palestinian hearts in Lebanon , and the hatred that burned in 1948 was eagerly taken up by a new generation . |
| 27 | The effect of the drugs on their length of life was very difficult to judge , and small differences could be attributed to many incidental causes , such as differences in smoking , dietary habits , the amount of exercise they took , or to changes in all these habits over the years . |
| 28 | The search for permanence , in our view , could be accomplished in many ways including custodianship , long-term fostering , or even in some circumstances a stay in a residential home or , of course , rehabilitation with a child 's natural family . |
| 29 | The potential is very high , since horticultural information could be used for many purposes , such as ecological and climatological monitoring , as well as mainstream horticulture . |
| 30 | An excellent package which could be used by many companies and individuals involved in the collection of data . |