Example sentences of "many [noun pl] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She constantly needed to caution him about the many dangers he was either too young or too stupid to recognize for himself . |
| 2 | Professions are sometimes referred to as institutions , but the interesting point is that compared to many institutions they function less on the basis of formal , explicit regulations and codes than on informal , tacit norms and expectations . |
| 3 | It is in fact the first of the great many spas you meet with in the Pyrenees , when coming from the Atlantic coast , good , so one aged guidebook has it , for ‘ nervous people , the neurasthenic , the scrofulous , the lymphatic , the dyspeptic , the rheumatic , the enfeebled , the asthmatic … |
| 4 | For many reasons they often lack the superficial selfconfidence of men , especially if they have been tied up by domesticity for years . |
| 5 | Although these qualities may appear as a formidable list , they are mostly present in people , even though for many reasons they often remain undeveloped . |
| 6 | For many reasons I feel that hypnosis is by far the best method of inducing past-life regression : |
| 7 | Sadly he died shortly afterwards and for many reasons it was some months before I used the disc . |
| 8 | There were so many reasons he could think of that stood in the way of his emulating Sebastian Smith of Greycoats that he could not start to list them . |
| 9 | ‘ But they have no idea how many products they actually sell . |
| 10 | The owner was rung up minutes later by the Derbyshire police asking how many pickets he was bringing . |
| 11 | I ca nt remember how many headers we had throughout the night which just did nt have the power , and hence slid harmlessly past either post . |
| 12 | Many riders we hear about seem unjustifiably timid about taking themselves and their horses off across the countryside . |
| 13 | Doubtless you have many projects you wish to return to some works of high magic , no doubt … ’ |
| 14 | He asked how many eggcups she had and what colour they was |
| 15 | And she told me how many shifts you work , the different groups in this home and what type of clients , how to treat them . ’ |
| 16 | It did n't happen many times him asking me to club him . |
| 17 | Asking both men and women how many times they took the driving test before getting through , the researchers found that men had a significantly higher success rate , with 57 per cent passing at the first attempt . |
| 18 | He had little idea as to how far they had come and had lost count of how many times they had fallen . |
| 19 | To ask an ordinary person how many times they have visited the cinema during the past year is probably unfair for all except a small number who can quickly say ‘ never ’ or else ‘ regularly once a week without fail ’ . |
| 20 | ‘ And , while these injuries are often due to unfortunate accidents , too many times they are the result of unsafe rules which need to be changed . |
| 21 | ‘ You know very well British runners and athletes — many times they win because their finish is excellent , ’ he said . |
| 22 | We been in Cowley nick so many times they keep a special room for us and inside it 's got Eddie and Rich written on the walls — and they do n't bother to clean it off 'cos they know we 'll be back and write it up again … |
| 23 | And no matter how many times they asked the girl , no matter how many different ways they approached it , her story was always the same . ’ |
| 24 | Many times they asked me for them by title . |
| 25 | So we ca n't decide , as regardless of how many times they claim , we ca n't say , enough 's enough , we 're not gon na honour the contract any more . |
| 26 | Having to count how many times they have hit the horse and then decide to give it one more is ridiculous . |
| 27 | How many times they get it wrong ! |
| 28 | One of the difficulties that results from these cuts and that tax has been that there had been so numerous that it ca n't keep count of how many times they 'd changed the goal posts , how many times they imposed cuts , but you know a lot of the government 's ideas are that it 's money , money , money , but it 's not all financial , it 's been physical and mental . |
| 29 | One of the difficulties that results from these cuts and that tax has been that there had been so numerous that it ca n't keep count of how many times they 'd changed the goal posts , how many times they imposed cuts , but you know a lot of the government 's ideas are that it 's money , money , money , but it 's not all financial , it 's been physical and mental . |
| 30 | I have lost count how many times we have done this . |