Example sentences of "many [adj] [noun pl] [verb] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | c ) If B is pointing at 12 , how many right angles does it have to turn through in turning clockwise to point to 9 ? |
| 2 | However good scenery is not one of the major virtues on the critical scale ; many published opinions throw it in as a sop , a makeweight to balance what they see as much more serious flaws deep in the heart of the Tolkienian ‘ fable ’ , in the essential story of The Lord of the Rings . |
| 3 | The council tax Bill exists because the poll tax was the disaster that so many hon. Members said it would be . |
| 4 | Many old hands find it an extraordinarily obscure , though fascinating , activity . |
| 5 | See it , presented in excellent decorative order and has many interesting features making it 's |
| 6 | But if you have many verbal presentations to make it may be better to attend classes in public speaking which are usually inexpensive , of a high standard and fairly brief . |
| 7 | Many transracial adopters find it difficult to refer to the child as black , and moreover they feel , as we have seen , that telling the child about his or her ethnic origin is potentially dangerous ( Gill and Jackson , 1983 , p. 130 ) . |
| 8 | Many off-road drivers see it as a challenge and while a voluntary code of practice has reduced the number of cars and bikes on Sundays and bank holidays , some are still upsetting the walkers and riders . |
| 9 | But it was not so long ago that many leading Tories faulted it for being mismanaged , diffused , uncertain , failing to set the agenda ; in a word , bad . |
| 10 | Different atomic elements are distinguished by the amount of positive charge on the central nucleus , which in turn determines how many negative electrons encircle it . |
| 11 | Many young women find it possible to love two men simultaneously . |
| 12 | Discussion is only of interest to those participating in it , and many young children find it extremely difficult to articulate their ideas verbally — especially before they 've actually done what you 're talking about . |
| 13 | Britain , America , Canada , India , Pakistan , and many other ex-colonies use it ; no small slice of the world 's voters . |
| 14 | People who have been in prison in Zaire , Somalia and many other places find it hard , after the long , arduous and frightening experience of travelling abroad to seek asylum , to talk instantly about everything that happened . |
| 15 | There are many benefits of compulsory competitive tendering in London , but many local authorities resisted it . |