Example sentences of "many a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | And the same person , this young lad , I know he young stupid but erm I mean er I 've had many a black eye for er speaking instead of listening but er h perhaps he 'll be learnt the same way . |
| 2 | So it 's the smaller independent companies who are now the crown jewels in many a major label 's portfolio . |
| 3 | That was in 1980 , and over the last eleven years Tony Bowran 's studio has produced a continuous output of consistently high quality creative photography for many a major advertising campaign . |
| 4 | This is a hugely complex hill that 's seen many a Munroist stand vacantly at Dalwhinnie trying to puzzle out what the hell is going on up there . |
| 5 | Oxford never let go though … there 's many a premier league side who 'll fare worse than this at Villa Park this season … |
| 6 | There 's many a ginger-haired bairn in the villages round about who 've lost their father this day ; though they 'll never know it , of course . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Full many a glorious morning , ’ quoted Wexford to Clytemnestra , ‘ have I seen , flatter the mountain tops with sovereign eye . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Full many a glorious morning ’ has been ruined and disgraced by ‘ the basest clouds ’ : They ‘ may ’ stain : the ambiguity of the verb ( ‘ it can happen ’ ; ‘ it is allowed ’ ) points up the ambivalence of feeling , for the poem is clearly another example of a strategy we have already found in the Mistress poems , an apparent exculpation which is in fact an indictment . |
| 9 | Onward : a race with a Chinese super-spacecraft , primitive life on Europa , salvage of the Discovery and HAL , Bowman 's disembodied return , many a gaudy travelogue , destruction/creation on a planetary scale , and home truths about the relative cosmic worth of ourselves and slimy things on Europa . |
| 10 | More often it turns out to have weaknesses of its own and many a general theory ends up as tomorrow 's ‘ special case ’ , explaining something but not everything . |
| 11 | For some eight years he opened the innings for Hampshire with the great Barry Richards , a daunting prospect for many a young bowler hoping to establish himself — and many an older one who already had . |
| 12 | He inspired a genuine affection in both his pupils and staff , and many a young tearaway returned to the straight and narrow as the result of his firm but compassionate influence . |
| 13 | The masquerade of camp becomes less a self-concealment than a kind of attack , and untruth a virtue : many a young man , says Wilde , ‘ starts with the natural gift of exaggeration which , if encouraged could flourish . |
| 14 | Now twenty-eight , one year younger than Carrie Bradley , the young Irish lady was still single and had no urgent desire to wed , although her pale beauty could turn many a young man 's head . |
| 15 | On balance they are better off being fully camouflaged at this stage , because although the blue tail may save the life of many a young lizard it also has the disadvantage of being so conspicuous that it can , to some extent , attract unwanted attention in the first place . |
| 16 | And he is not yet so low that he can not bring down many a better man . |
| 17 | And although followed diligently by Mr Jones along many a fascinating track he seems to have won out in the end and disappeared from view . |
| 18 | But it tells you more about the personal horrors of living under apartheid than many a flashier epic . |
| 19 | In Manchester this revelation caused many a disgruntled fan to spout off about pop stars and their separation from former values . |
| 20 | The chusing too high subjects has been the ruin of many a tolerable Genius ’ . |
| 21 | Marks of these furrows can be detected on many a gentle slope , especially when slanting sunlight casts regular shadows . |
| 22 | BUSINESS buffs spend many a dull hour poring over balance sheets , share prices and financial ratios in search of the best-performing firms . |
| 23 | Like many a similar building it had declined in status but in recent years it has been handsomely restored to its former glory . |
| 24 | Cape Wrath is a good place to visit , but many a genteel tourist will think it a good place to leave . |
| 25 | " The burial regulations and provision of mourning " , notes Stephen Jones , " make it plain that many a coasting man did not want to go to his maker like his deep-sea brother , sliding down a plank in a canvas sack with the last stitch through his nose " . |
| 26 | Many a temporary gain has been lost because the significance of the development was recognised too late in the day and additional resources could not be made available . |
| 27 | But to Phyllis Broome , a Worcestershire neighbour , writer and walking companion , he wrote : ‘ Here is the biggest job in the world and if I fail I shall share the fate of many a bigger man than I. But it 's a fine thought , is n't it ? |
| 28 | Besides , none of them had any sense of humour and I ruined many a high-flown discussion by making jokes . |
| 29 | Morrissey , still the object of scorn for his apparently traiterous move to London , was considering a move back to the plush surrounds of Hale Barns ( home of many a former Manchester City player ) in Cheshire . |
| 30 | He adds many a personal note , for instance in psalm 31 , which he expands to give full measure to the woes of the scorned man imprisoned by his enemies . |