Example sentences of "[pers pn] many [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This speedy interface could save you many hours of system development time . |
| 2 | ‘ I do n't suppose that 's made you many friends back in the lab . |
| 3 | Bringing up a family gives you many skills and much experience which will be valuable to an employer : |
| 4 | ‘ If we 've betrayed him once , he has betrayed you many times . |
| 5 | ‘ It ca n't be ; I must have told you many times before this . ’ |
| 6 | Of the film 's religious imagery , he says : ‘ We talked about the Fifty-First psalm ( which is sung by one of the kitchen boys ) ; it does n't give you many clues , but I was reading it again this morning and it started making more sense . |
| 7 | You should not be tempted by the price alone as well-chosen lilies will give you many years of pleasure . |
| 8 | I could tell you many tales of great joy and hope , but I could also give you far worse than the few examples I have mentioned here . |
| 9 | In preparation for my recent trip to Cyprus I recalled the letter which Ron Swinburne of Birmingham wrote to you many months ago about the flying services available on the island at rates far below those of the UK . |
| 10 | She many times desired that the crucifix should loosen His hands from the Cross , and embrace her in token of love . ’ |
| 11 | People living in towns and cities can hardly be denied their quite reasonable and legitimate desire either to reside in or to visit the countryside and without them many villages would now lie abandoned and semi — derelict . |
| 12 | If the public is to get the message , it must be presented to them many times . |
| 13 | As for the others , there 's a hard core who attend virtually all the Circle 's functions ; I 've seen them many times over the years . |
| 14 | His instructions were clear ; he had repeated them many times . |
| 15 | The photos do not include very many which have not been seen before , some of them many times ; and captions are virtually innocent of any identification or discussion of the uniforms and personal equipment illustrated , which is puzzling . |
| 16 | Peggy was aware that many of her sayings were threadbare , she had heard them many times before , but as the comedian said , it was n't what as said , it was the way it was told . |
| 17 | He stabbed them many times after they were dead . |
| 18 | ‘ I 've told them many times that she no longer lives here , ’ said Mr Taylor , of Newstead Road . |
| 19 | José Puig de la Bellacasa returns to Madrid to fulfil an important post in the Royal Household , and I wish them many years of good health and happiness in their own country . |
| 20 | The present arsenal of the former Soviet republics is 27,000 warheads , and it will take them many years to implement the current proposals . |
| 21 | It is common for students to return to a part that has given them many ideas , and to rework a passage fruitfully . |
| 22 | Teachers felt that this text offered them many opportunities for the development of the understanding of parental roles and it was thought to be a book from which all sorts of related topic work could be derived . |
| 23 | Their mighty spells and fiery blasts have won them many battles when sword and spear might not have prevailed . |
| 24 | The sport has also given me many friends . |
| 25 | I 've had people try to put one over on me many times , and let me tell you , gentlemen , few people succeed . |
| 26 | In fact , Mum had reprimanded me many times for being Sam 's lap-dog , saying that I was too much under my brother 's rotten influence . |
| 27 | His name was Reldresal , and he had helped me many times since I had arrived in Lilliput . |
| 28 | He hit me many times and my arm was red . |
| 29 | Oh , the idea has been put to me many times . |
| 30 | Nevertheless , I had an odd feeling about this fellow and it came to me many times during my short period as an Instructor . |