Example sentences of "[conj] [ex0] be many [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | or There 's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip . |
| 2 | The United manager , Alex Ferguson , discovered last season that there 's many a slip on the way to the championship , and he did n't attempt to conceal the importance of this Old Trafford showdown , with United leading Villa on goal difference in pursuit of their first title since 1967 . |
| 3 | but Jim does n't and there 's many the night I have fought with him and I have n't done the dinner dishes I have n't done the supper dishes |
| 4 | But there 's many a missus as needs to be home when her old man comes in from work on a Thursday , if she 's to get her proper share of his pay-packet . |
| 5 | I know , I , that and I never said anything about it , but there was many a pheasant which got too close to a tent , wound up in the pot and was cooked by these fellas on these stoves . |
| 6 | Augmentations are worth searching out , for there is many a manor , grand house , or estate which has at one time been owned by an eminent person in receipt of an augmentation of one kind or another — and there is almost certainly a good tale to tell . |