Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv prt] [adv] many [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The young horse goes through so many learning experiences with us — the discipline of being held still in our arms as a foal , acceptance of being stroked all over and having its legs picked up , learning to lead and to be tied up , and later learning to accept being rugged and lunged . |
| 2 | It happens in too many families . |
| 3 | ‘ It happens in so many countries … aboriginals are oppressed in Australia , Peru , Paraguay , Bolivia , Brazil , Guatemala , Japan and the Philippines . |
| 4 | the same work passes through too many hands ; and |
| 5 | Information passes through too many people , decisions through too many levels , and managers and subordinates are too close together in experience and ability , which smothers effective leadership , cramps accountability , and promotes buck passing . |
| 6 | The years go by and the Collector undoubtedly felt , as many of us feel , that one uses up so many options , so much energy , simply in trying to find out what life is all about . |
| 7 | COOK 'S NOTE : The difference in flavours between a ragu prepared in this way , using beef , pork and chicken livers , and the accepted standard of Spaghetti Bolognese that appears on so many menus is outstanding . |
| 8 | Or they were the wings of that sweet-faced Gabriel who appears in so many pictures , whose scarlet plumes brush the ceiling of the bedroom in which he has alighted ; whose shadow fills the whole of the bedroom wall , whose robes cover half the bedroom carpet and whose single , beckoning finger silences the virgins of history , making them forget the books which they have been surprised reading , and sends them sinking to their knees . |
| 9 | Like most first sermons it puts in too many ideas at once . |
| 10 | Until recently it was Chinese Americans who were the most feared of poker immigrants — above all Johnny Chan , back-to-back world champ in 1988-'89 , known as the ‘ Oriental Express ’ because he rakes in so many pots so fast . |
| 11 | The statute occasionally provides in so many terms that the information may be used in evidence ; sometimes that it may not be used for certain purposes , inferentially permitting its use for others ; or it may be expressly prescribed that the evidence is not to be admitted ; or again , the statute may be silent . |
| 12 | In the second year , there is an in-depth examination of Scotland since 1660 ; this brings out how many aspects of modern Scotland were shaped as long ago as the late seventeenth century . |
| 13 | I hope that the proposed union will receive more support not only from the Government but from the House , because not having a monopoly union in the prison service must be healthy , especially if the monopoly union brings about so many disputes . |