Example sentences of "[noun] [modal v] [verb] [art] [adj] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this way the homosexual writer is granted a dubious measure of liberal pity ( ‘ if only he had n't lived in such a repressive world ’ ) while at the same time the heterosexual critic distances the threatening possibility that a homosexual writer might have a great many insights into the codes , mechanisms and ideologies of heterosexuality itself . |
| 2 | In searching a small file it is also likely that users will enter a good many words which are correct but which the system does not know . |
| 3 | Diarrhoea in babies and children can have a great many causes , the most obvious one being infection with bacteria , viruses or other microbes . |
| 4 | Although the charts are in no way comprehensive ( essential oils can help a great many more health problems ) they serve as an example as well as a self help guide to the home treatment of a number of common ailments . |
| 5 | Any fanatical guitar collector or dealer would find a fair few things to pick holes in ( the excessive buckle-scratching on the back , the missing selector-switch surround , a semi-collapsed bridge causing severe buzzing on the middle strings , the advanced state of decay of the stop tailpiece , an unoriginal jack-plate and a number of modern screws ) but despite its flaws the whole guitar still just reeks of class and character . |