Example sentences of "[adv] be [prep] many [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Similarly the human being can attain happiness , but it will only be after many years that this fruit of the human mind will be tasted . |
| 2 | We forget that early experiences of grief must have been communal , and still are in many societies . |
| 3 | The Dukeries field was ( and still is in many respects ) different from many others on all three of the components of a place , as illustrated not only by Sunley 's arguments ( following Krieger and others ) regarding the different social relations at the workplace , but also Waller 's ( 1983 , p. 235 ) that whereas the Dukeries villages were praised for many of their design aspects , ‘ the social and political institutions of the miners in the new South Yorkshire villages left much to be desired compared with traditional and long-established coalfields ’ . |
| 4 | And there had also been for many years the musical evenings at your parents ' home . |
| 5 | We arrived safely on the 19th [ 18 September according to the Hobart Town Courier ] of September in excellent health , and but for the thoughts of those we left behind should also be in good spirits as our prospects here are in many respects cheering . |
| 6 | For a man of my age I have n't been to many funerals , the result of belonging to a much reduced family and having a limited acquaintance . |
| 7 | There is never a month that I am not overseas , and has n't been for many years — long before I achieved my present position . |
| 8 | A woman 's sexuality indeed was in many ways the key to her economic survival . |