Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] [prep] many " in BNC.
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| 1 | During 1990 export levels were static or fell in many key categories , including electronics and textiles , leading to concerns about the overall state of the economy . |
| 2 | Most of the women were secretaries , models of deferential , under-educated Englishwomen who filed and typed and processed the enormous piles of bumph that came from many quarters . |
| 3 | These attitudes led them to adopt an interventionist style in the management of local authorities that differred in many ways from the more orthodox approaches discussed in Chapter 5 . |
| 4 | And that meant in many cases , that the toilets were out in the garden and one toilet was serving about four houses . |
| 5 | The road was very pleasant , and nice peeps were opened out along the shore , those scenes peculiar to this and neighbouring isles ; long flat stretches of heath and sand , and lines of cliff ; and in the pearliest hues the mountains of the north-west of Scotland graced their glowing setting of sunlit cloud and sun-reflecting sea , while the ether was embalmed in shades that partook of many emerald rays . |
| 6 | The sixteenth-century started with a power struggle in Europe between the Holy Roman Empire and France , a battle that continued for many decades , with the conflict chiefly centring around Milan . |
| 7 | There were nineteenth century memoirs and occasionally they were quite revealing but it 's Lloyd George 's memoirs of the Great War , the First World War that set in many ways the modern pattern for old battles to be re-fought . |
| 8 | Does my hon. Friend agree that domestic rates were especially unfair to single people , and will he reassure the House that he , at least , has no intention of returning to a system that discriminated against many pensioners ? |
| 9 | But the entire episode promoted anti-union sentiment , not only amongst Conservatives , and led to many cries for legislation on picketing to clip the power of the overmighty trade unions once and for all . |
| 10 | She is loved and visited by many , and is rarely alone . |
| 11 | On an individual level I have been supported and validated by many lesbians of Afro-Caribbean and Indian sub-continent descent . |
| 12 | His initial appointment was for just two Tests , a demonstration of lack of faith that can not have helped his confidence and seemed to many to be ludicrous . |
| 13 | This message had clearly coded racial overtones and appealed to many working-class whites , particularly in rural areas of the recession-hit state . |
| 14 | ‘ I loved every minute of it and played against many of the touring sides . |
| 15 | Chamber of Trade chairman , Dick King , told the Chamber of Commerce annual general meeting : ‘ I believe it is basically wrong for membership subscriptions to finance what is in effect a benefit provided for the town , and enjoyed by many other businesses who do not contribute a penny to the upkeep . |
| 16 | Haggis p15/ The famed dish of Scotland , made from sheep 's intestines and served on many traditional feast days . |
| 17 | This is the time everyone gathers for a special dinner , which is based on fish , and in keeping with Italian tradition eel is cooked and served in many homes . |
| 18 | The fourth and youngest boy , Bramwell Orams , was in the air force from the age of seventeen and flew on many sorties in the Pacific war zone . |
| 19 | Kathryn Sykes has run a pottery , and worked for many years as a window dresser and she has used her sense of style and colour to decorate each room individually . |
| 20 | When he came out he worked for some years at a stud-farm at Henley ( Suffolk ) ; then he went back to smithing and worked for many years at Needham Market , a large village near Ipswich : |
| 21 | Mr Hurd greeted and chatted to many visitors at the store , including pensioner Lillian Deakin , of Newcastle , who is moving to Cleveland . |
| 22 | He told of his own difficulties in finding time to read all the variable essays submitted and knew of many that were never sent in at all . |
| 23 | When the light came they mustered what was left to them , and knew without many words spoken , even when the storm subsided at last into mere mist and drizzle , that they could not advance further . |
| 24 | Interest in knitting began at the age of nine and resulted in many short stripy scarves ! |
| 25 | It was essentially the same as that of Frederick II , whom he greatly admired and took in many respects as a model . |
| 26 | It 's something to do with gentlemanliness and the idea of the English gentleman , which has become a very influential one , not just in Britain , but it 's been admired and copied in many other countries and this is an historical product . |
| 27 | There were over 5,000 in the Volunteers when they were at their greatest strength and although future years were to see Glasgow regiments of men who fought and died in many lands , the old Volunteers who fought a dog and lost , were soldiers too . |
| 28 | His children were hatched and grew on many different worlds . |
| 29 | Sometimes I feel the romanticising of natural childbirth is yet another example of the seemingly worldwide conspiracy — aided and abetted by many women — to make us all feel guilty for not suffering enough . |
| 30 | He and his party were admitted by leave of the Lord Chamberlain and waited with many noblemen , councillors , and gentlemen for the Queen 's appearance . |