Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] [prep] [art] many [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The general health of older people might be improved if they were able to rid themselves of the many ageist attitudes that surround the issue , and were able to feel more positive about their health prospects . |
| 2 | She constantly needed to caution him about the many dangers he was either too young or too stupid to recognize for himself . |
| 3 | Evidence is all around us , and the first step in any research is for the scientist to decide which of the many facts are of concern to him . |
| 4 | Studies by Atkinson and Kincaid in Britain , Harrington in the USA , and official government studies in both countries , reveal a persistent and significant section of the population living in poverty-stricken circumstances at any one time , to say nothing of the many others , who , at certain crucial periods of their life ( e.g. the old , families with young children ) , may temporarily lapse into poverty . |
| 5 | Describing himself as ‘ a retired fiddler ’ , he was reluctant to say which of the many festival events would be highlights for him , but could hardly deny , that one will certainly be a performance by his former pupil , Claire Roff , now 18 , who began playing the violin when she was only four . |