Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [prep] many [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One long-standing feature of Texas prisons dating from the early times , and which occurred intermittently in many American prison administrations in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries , was that of ‘ leasing out ’ prisons . |
| 2 | I hope that my being there was helpful because I certainly came away with many happy memories and no one can take that away . ’ |
| 3 | This week 's sin was lust but the comic , as usual , veered off in many different directions with a whole host of weird and wonderful off-beat observations . |
| 4 | You came up with many more ideas — from the cowardly to the violent . |
| 5 | He said we played far to many domestic games , and that he hoped this disater would be a blessing in disguise . |
| 6 | Ca n't someone bring some sense into this ridiculous situation before the governors who took up the challenge after the Government 's much-advertised campaign to persuade people to do the work , and those who served faithfully for many long years , resign en masse ? |
| 7 | Practising Christians were the most visible group , singled out by many Nazi reports as voicing objections to the treatment of the Jews . |
| 8 | It came to light that er a great many of the members , a great many of the people who talked about their early experiences reported some sort of abusive experience , either y'know er quite a short one that went on over many many years you know that er if it was some relative or friend of the family they were likely to have been abused for quite a long time in some cases . |
| 9 | On the next page is an exact copy of the elaborately-designed Invitation that went out to many civic dignitaries and wealthy merchants in Glasgow to commemorate the opening of the new institute . |
| 10 | As I now recognize , I trampled happily across many unwritten preserves of others and must have sorely tested both my superiors and my peers . |
| 11 | With each story this image is restyled and shot through with many different textures and colours , making the final fabric rich and sensuous . |