Example sentences of "many [noun pl] [vb past] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once transferred to series production , so many defects emerged as to make the consignment unusable . |
| 2 | Funny cos there are n't many places left that do that now are there ? |
| 3 | Robert seems to have had a special affection for the Orynthia ; whereas many mariners came and went as the whim took them , he stuck to his old ship . |
| 4 | The vast benefits many farmers saw as accruing to cities as a result of rural exploitation were no more than illusory . |
| 5 | Many families thought that getting their baby home would be the hardest part , but that is just the beginning . |
| 6 | In the 1950s many teachers found that exercises in grammatical analysis did not help children to raise their standards in the use of English . |
| 7 | In the group discussions , many men claimed that turning their partner on was the exciting part of sex . |
| 8 | Too many chances came and went , but they never stopped going . |