Example sentences of "they [vb past] [prep] many [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The two men found they agreed on many points about today 's press . |
| 2 | Before the war , they came from many lands to escape from the Nazis — Czechs , Poles , Hungarians , Yugoslavs , even some Germans who were against Hitler . |
| 3 | They came in many shapes , being made from collective desire , which fact seemed to move Sartori profoundly . |
| 4 | It was a terrible price to pay but most defend the legacy of ideas of fairness , justice and good government they communicated to many parts of the globe . |
| 5 | The range in content and style of these courses was considerable , and over the PNP period they focused on many aspects of the curriculum , on social issues , professional roles , classroom management , curriculum development and school management , and on specific areas of child need . |
| 6 | They talked of many things . |
| 7 | They had for many years been estranged from each other . |
| 8 | They had for many years been letting cottages — although many more than we — and were just starting to think of selling up and living a quieter life . |