Example sentences of "[was/were] [prep] many [noun pl] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Network members were in many cases members of one or several scientific societies , each of which held regular lecture meetings , and more informal discussions . |
| 2 | They were in many cases consumers of Gulf oil and anxious on two counts : first , over the physical security of supplies , lest conflict in the region should provoke a breakdown in the outward flow of oil ; and second , over price increases , which would bring in their train inflation , unemployment and general economic stagnation . |
| 3 | He was for many years Brother Buccaneer to the literary dining club , The Sette of Odd Volumes , where his quick repartee was much appreciated . |
| 4 | Another Mitchell known as " Puddin " was for many years tree planter in the village and at the later part of the 19th century planted trees around the cemetery , always maintaining he was one short , and if one takes the trouble to look there is a gap still awaiting the missing tree . |
| 5 | He determined the fossils that were the key to the rock succession in the Southern Uplands , was for many years palaeontologist to the Scottish branch of the Geological Survey , and late in life wrote an important memoir on Carboniferous crustacea , a group that had fascinated him since he had searched rock pools for crabs with his father . |
| 6 | They had three daughters and one son , Matthew , who followed his father 's profession and was for many years superintendent of the LNER locomotive depot at Neasden , London . |