Example sentences of "many [noun pl] have [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs Stych could many times have wept with humiliation when Donna hastened to tell her of yet another minor car accident in which his ancient jalopy had been involved , yet another girl with whom he had once been seen who was ‘ in trouble ’ . |
| 2 | Many authorities had to respond by modernising their service and providing quick self-service and more popular food . |
| 3 | How many mines have closed in the two valleys of the Rhondda ? |
| 4 | Tony and I embarked on a consideration of Child Benefit but before many minutes had gone by a note was sent in informing us that Peter Carrington had resigned . |
| 5 | The companies in many cases had to persevere with the original arrangements , often against long-term best interests . |
| 6 | The planning system invites intelligent use and foresight : it is surprising how many cases have got to within three or four weeks of a public inquiry with no serious thought having been given to what evidence should be presented in favour of the proposals . |
| 7 | THE first permanent public gallery in Britain devoted to art inspired by the world 's many religions has opened in Glasgow . |
| 8 | To find out if there is anything for them in this , many westerners have turned to ‘ The Art of War ’ ( Delta ; $1.95 ) by Sun Tzu , a 2,000-year-old best-seller . |
| 9 | The establishment of sickle cell centres in many cities has led to increased awareness of the condition and greatly improved care for sufferers , and much of the credit for this must go to the dedicated nurses , health visitors and counsellors involved . |
| 10 | Many artists have revelled in drawing or painting trees . |
| 11 | To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many schools have applied for grant-maintained status . |
| 12 | When faced with this problem many authors have turned to the idea of ‘ local political cultures ’ , and have sought to explain political variation by reference to the existence of such ‘ cultures ’ ( Butler and Stokes , 1974 ; Johnston , 1986a ) . |
| 13 | Scotland is remarkable in that the land management regime over many centuries has resulted in the preservation of archaeological landscapes in our uplands , from the Cheviots to Shetland . |
| 14 | Many manufacturers have come to grief on the belief that technical solutions can be bought pre-packaged . |
| 15 | Many Heads have expressed to me their appreciation of what the lu Labour Group has done for them to rescue them from the plight that the Tories imposed on them . |
| 16 | We know that many blessings have come to individuals and the whole parish through this devotion . |
| 17 | Many royalists had gone into exile in the colonies , especially Virginia , and the new government could not expect its orders to be obeyed on the other side of the Atlantic . |
| 18 | How much money has been spent and how many animals have suffered during the last eight years ? |
| 19 | The model obtained by combining rational expectations and the simple natural rate hypothesis produces a particularly dramatic policy conclusion , and one which gave rational expectations some initial notoriety , for it suggested that the Keynesian approach to macroeconomic policy which governments in many countries had adopted after the Second World War was at best unnecessary and at worst harmful . |
| 20 | The gap between provision and need is too great to be bridged rapidly and many shortcomings have continued to be revealed by the considerable glare of publicity directed at the local authority services for the handicapped . |
| 21 | Many articles have appeared in the amateur radio press and elsewhere describing the many aspects of propagation and giving more detailed information on the theory of and effects of solar radiation on communications systems . |
| 22 | To do this , many companies have turned to ‘ networking ’ — a way of making contacts and pooling resources , knowledge and expertise — to help achieve success . |
| 23 | Observing his success , and that of his Talkin Loud labelmates , the Young Disciples and Incognito , many companies have responded with their own signings . |
| 24 | By the 1980s many asylums had contracted to a size which was dwarf-life when compared with the vast acreages and Palladian pretensions of their heyday . |
| 25 | Consequently , many sites have benefited from archaeological research , and in some cases excavation , in order to be properly presented to the visitors . |
| 26 | Many sites have advanced on an incremental basis by developing one area on a small-scale system . |
| 27 | Many refugees have suffered from this and other forms of inhuman treatment . |
| 28 | The world has distorted this , and unfortunately many Christians have responded in a very reactionary manner causing many to throw the baby out with the bath water . |
| 29 | Under-resourcing over many years had led to inordinate delays . |
| 30 | Thucydides fixed the beginning of the war and dated subsequent events by counting how many years had elapsed from the start . |