Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] have [vb pp] many " in BNC.
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| 1 | By exempting pension funds and unit trusts from income tax on trading profits from futures and options dealings , he has managed to clear up an uncertainty that has kept many investing institutions shy of London 's derivatives markets . |
| 2 | The borderline between ritual and custom is a little blurred ; custom could be said to be a form of ritual that has lost many of its magical or religious overtones , but still retains some of the original intent to transform . |
| 3 | SOMEONE was only saying the other day in the Red Lion that the demon drink is a killer and has reduced many a man 's life to misery . |
| 4 | Being able to side-slip , therefore , is a useful safety valve and has prevented many a nasty accident . |
| 5 | MIND ( the National Association for Mental Health ) provides a positive approach to those seeking an independent lifestyle after a period in an institution and has helped many . |
| 6 | What Butthole Surfers have done , what made and makes them so crucial , is that they 've taken on the sonic possibilities bequeathed still unexplored and underdeveloped by acid rock but have jettisoned many of the disabling attitudes that originally trammelled that music — sophistication , expertise , the counter-cultural impulse to edify . |
| 7 | If you have ever lamented the biscuit tin school of architecture that has made many of our towns and cities depressingly alike , take a look at the Omani buildings . |
| 8 | I would like to point out that when your Alexander teacher talks about ‘ unreliable feelings ’ he is talking about sensory feelings and not emotions or intuition ( a point that has confused many people in the past ) . |
| 9 | It is my belief that teachers are doing remarkably well in an era of prolonged attack upon state education that has led many consumers to come to believe that schools and teachers have somehow failed , by producing children ill equipped for their roles in society . |
| 10 | I had been out for many hours that day and had covered many miles of jungle with unflagging caution , but without one moment , s unease , and then , on cresting the ridge , and coming in sight of the rocks , I knew they held danger for me , and this knowledge was confirmed a few minutes later by the kakar 's warning call to the jungle folk , and by my finding the man-eater 's pug marks superimposed on my footprints . |
| 11 | Newcastle 's Labour council has long had a policy of supporting its community — a policy that has informed many aspects of city life . |
| 12 | The ‘ Act ’ allows pregnancy to be terminated before the 28th week and has helped many women avoid inevitable problems . |
| 13 | Moira , of Town Farm , Middlesbrough , is well-known as a first aid instructor and has trained many people . |
| 14 | This aspect , and the important role of the optic lobe in processing the sensory input from the compound eye , still requires full elucidation and has attracted many recent workers ( e.g. Boschek , 1971 ; Campos-Ortega and Strausfeld , 1972 ; Collett , 1970 , 1971 ; Horridge and Meinertzhagen , 1970a , b ; Strausfeld , 1970 , 1971a , b ; Strausfeld and Blest , 1970 ; Strausfeld and Braitenberg , 1970 , Trujillo-Cenoz , 1965 ; Varela and Porter , 1969 ; Varela , 1970 ; Williams , 1975 ) . |
| 15 | Cook was suffering the effects of a debilitating illness that had killed many of his earlier crew ; his ship had been poorly repaired and took in water constantly ; the North-West Passage was impassable . |
| 16 | Since then he has held many positions including Company Secretary and has seen many changes within the organisation over the years . |
| 17 | The Edinburgh International Film Festival is the longest running film festival in the world and has experienced many ups and downs . |
| 18 | The Mapplethorpe Foundation , founded by the photographer in the year before his death in 1989 , has donated millions of dollars to fund medical research into AIDS and HIV infection and has provided many grants in the form of cash and gifts of Mapplethorpe works to qualified art institutions for the development and expansion of their photography programmes . |
| 19 | The house was then bought by the island 's MP and has seen many worthy visitors in its time — Lord Louis Mountbatten and Douglas Bader , to name but two . |
| 20 | She had a very good memory and had passed many exams on the strength of it . |
| 21 | When William and George Loddiges joined their father in the nursery it had already established an international reputation and had introduced many new plants to British gardens . |
| 22 | Ferguson accompanied the European Ryder Cup team as Colin Montgomery 's personal guru to Kiawah Island last year and has groomed many leading amateurs , several of whom who have made their mark on the European professional circuit . |
| 23 | As a result , Kaliber retains brand leadership and is improving market share in a fluctuating market that has seen many casualties . |
| 24 | Then disaster struck for the second time when he pulled a tendon in his left leg , an injury that has ended many a greyhound 's racing career . |
| 25 | In many cities the names are still interchangeable , a fact that has given many a visitor a mystified look . |
| 26 | has been unwell for some time and has undergone many diagnostic tests . |
| 27 | Bachelor 's Button was not of Classic calibre but had won many good races , including the Champion Stakes in 1904 and the Hardwicke Stakes and Doncaster Cup in 1905 . |