Example sentences of "many [noun] [to-vb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here was a man she could look up to , a man she should like immensely — if she did n't have so many reasons to dislike him ! |
| 2 | GERMAN football legend Franz Beckenbauer must have headed the ball too many times to say he believes he was a flower in a previous life . |
| 3 | He laughed with forced heartiness , as limping badly he began to walk along the corridor , leading the way , and Hari realized that he had used the laugh many times to conceal his true feelings . |
| 4 | His name was Joe Jack , and after my first visit I went back many times to hear him talk as he carved out the shape of a leather sole or polished a repaired shoe on his rotary machine . |
| 5 | However , in the 1980s , government 's repeated sudden and confused demands for economy created a great deal of uncertainty which actually led many authorities to abandon what planning systems they had created . |
| 6 | Continued financial pressure on the NHS has led many authorities to reduce their long stay provision or to buy places within the private sector , which are often cheaper than their own beds . |
| 7 | So how many switches to switch it on ? |
| 8 | Unresponsive export markets led many houses to turn their attention inwards and focus on long-neglected domestic sales . |
| 9 | Because the taille does not reflect the same quality appeal as the cuvée , it is common practice for many houses to declare they never use vins de taille in their Champagnes , preferring to sell on any they may have . |
| 10 | Since it may take many hours to establish what influences the activity of a single cell , this is a far from trivial issue . |
| 11 | It takes me many minutes to sort it out , as each released dog shows marked enthusiasm for getting tangled up again . |
| 12 | Yes , it would n't take him many minutes to chop it down . |
| 13 | This may not be obvious if there has been a major problem and a solution has evaded many attempts to reach it . |
| 14 | We are suggesting here that normalisation , over and above these many attempts to define it coherently and carefully , is open to different interpretations in practice . |
| 15 | Many attempts to evaluate its effectiveness have shown little or no benefit , possibly due to methodological problems . |
| 16 | When the film Jaws came out , there were many attempts to explain its hold over the audience . |
| 17 | He had made many attempts to put his arms around me , but I had always evaded him . |
| 18 | Her family and friends made many attempts to draw her into public life , including offering the sub-editorship of a literary magazine , but these were all rejected . |
| 19 | He ignored Tessa 's many attempts to change his notorious toupee . |
| 20 | The latter are worth noting as typical of the general philosophy claimed by many schools to underpin their project involvement : |
| 21 | Discredit occurs only when an otherwise amiable pastime is perverted by the destruction of many books to glorify one . |
| 22 | As chief adviser to Louis VI in the last decade of his reign , and as Louis VII 's most trusted minister until his death in 1152 , he had many opportunities to impress his theories on princes and lords who would not dare to scoff . |
| 23 | ‘ I have worked for many centuries to lift it , Nuadu , but it is a long hard task , for the punishment was to be eternal . ’ |
| 24 | Owing to the reluctance of many heads to involve their schools in the survey , we found it difficult to reach a sample of the size intended . |
| 25 | Inevitably I shot many animals to feed myself and my retainers , but the memorable occasions were when I hunted dangerous game or tried to secure a really fine head of a rare or elusive animal , like this mountain nyala . |
| 26 | With him and Donald , David Beaton , Father Patrick , his aunt Bridhe and the other lasses , Hector had many folk to fill his day . |
| 27 | It took many visits to reach our self-set target of non-respondents : thirty primary and thirty secondary teachers willing to discuss the Oxfordshire scheme and to go through the questionnaire orally with us . |
| 28 | The 1980s trend away from supporting governments led many countries to channel their aid through NGOs . |
| 29 | Although there is no worldwide ban on TBT in anti-fouling paints , legislation exists in many countries to prohibit its use on yachts and pleasure craft , and such a ban has existed in Britain since 1987 . |
| 30 | Anne is hoping that in years to come they 'll be just as many grandchildren to keep her on her toes . |