Example sentences of "than many a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These little glasses , which so closely resemble eyebaths , have become a fetish , and to suggest that a common cup might be shared ( after all it is communion ) is more than many a minister would dare . |
| 2 | ‘ I fancy it would have been a Palace final more worth watching than many a struggle at Sydenham … |
| 3 | However , in keeping with the somewhat critical approach adopted in Chapter 1 , and because we also wish to indicate how our studies might be put upon a set-theoretical base ( the soundness of which is the concern of set-theorists ) we propose definitions rather more formal than many a reader might expect . |
| 4 | He has more compassion in his little finger than many a priest . |
| 5 | Last night 's effort in St George 's Hall was hewn rougher than many a production but the magic and poetry of Hamlet defied the slings and arrows of outrageous acoustics . |
| 6 | In New Zealand , music groups seem to get on better with the incumbent than many an organist . |