Example sentences of "they [vb base] [prep] many " in BNC.
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| 1 | At all ages , dog-whelks feed on discrete , easily identifiable , macroscopic sedentary prey ( upon which they remain for many hours or days ) which not only renders predator/prey investigations in the field possible but also facilitates the maintenance of these animals in aquaria . |
| 2 | Because migrant populations are frequently recruited as low-paid workers , they tend in many countries to cluster in the poor areas of inner cities near to their workplaces , and to be concentrated in low-status occupations . |
| 3 | They suffer from many parasitic diseases , and have high levels of infant and child mortality . |
| 4 | They depend on many factors , and it is not possible to give a full account of them here ; you will find details in Refs [ 17 ] and [ 18 ] . |
| 5 | Some women are said to be ‘ dangerous ’ if they act as many men do all the time . |
| 6 | They have not contributed artefacts , though they figure in many . |
| 7 | Some , some people possess the means of product production and , and can do what they like to many other people , they 're the people |
| 8 | The refectory stays open for staff , visitors and conference work and they cater for many special functions throughout the campus . |
| 9 | Archaeologists and historians studying the period since writing has been in use — the last few thousand years — examine different types of evidence , although they overlap at many points . |
| 10 | It is a mistake to describe all such elderly people together since they originate from many quite different countries . |
| 11 | They rely on many forms of protective behaviour , but the wearing of armour is not one of them . |
| 12 | As far as records of achievement are concerned , the attitude of pupils is likely to be even more problematic , since pupils ' natural concern with the currency of their certificates , and their now well-documented tendency to see schooling largely in terms of its capacity to provide qualifications ( see , for example , Turner , 1984 ) , suggests that records of achievement may not have as immediate and enthusiastic support among pupils as they do among many teachers . |
| 13 | They live in many different forms of family . |
| 14 | It can be argued that true liberalization of standing rules requires not only that applicants be accorded standing to represent interests which they share with many others ( the old test of ‘ genuine grievance ’ achieved that ) but also that standing be accorded to genuine representatives of interested persons even if the only interest of the representative is to further the interests of the represented . |
| 15 | Amnesty sections all over the world include the Prisoner Letter Writing Campaign cases in the magazines and newssheets they publish in many other languages , from Faroe to Banlga . |
| 16 | The neocortex contains vastly more cells , they come with many different orientational preferences instead of just two , and also in many different sizes . |
| 17 | They are the tanks of the animal kingdom , and they come in many forms . |
| 18 | Like condoms , they come in many different colours , sizes and flavours . |
| 19 | They come in many different colours , and a broad range of patterns including stripes , spots , blotches and bars . |
| 20 | They come from many backgrounds , some from comfortable homes , and have found their various routes to inner and outer darkness . |
| 21 | They come from many sources , but the Harvard team suspects that the particles from byproducts of fossil fuel burning are the most dangerous . |
| 22 | There was scarcely a divinity student in Cambridge , says a contemporary , who ‘ made not himself a disciple of Mr Andrewes by resorting to his lectures and transcribing his notes , and ever since they have in many hundreds of copies passed from hand to hand and have been esteemed a very library to young divines ’ . |
| 23 | That is due partly to quite creditable reasons : mothers on their own have more assured rights to benefits and to housing than they have in many other countries ; , they are not compelled to go to work ; and their benefits are more generous in comparison with wages . |
| 24 | They occur in many other lakes and rivers in Africa , but have never lived in the present Victoria ( though they did live in a prehistoric lake on the same site ) . |
| 25 | A sucker is a stem growth arising either from a previously dormant eye in the stem or the root-stock , or from the healing tissue ( callus ) that follows a wound and damage to stem or root , and they occur in many plants , not only roses . |
| 26 | They occur in many deserts but are not confined to them . |
| 27 | We have been and are very well served in N V C O. Our President , Sir Kenneth , our vice-presidents , and in particular , the Chair , the Vice-Chairs , and Treasurer , give us a great deal of their time , and I do mean give , as they work for many hours on behalf of N C V O without payment . |
| 28 | They work in many clinics , health centres and surgeries where there are large ethnic minority communities . |
| 29 | They work in many clinics , health centres and surgeries where there are large ethnic minority communities . |