251161 When my uncle left for America, many people came to see him off at the airport. CK 1213708 Because so many people want a European passport, sham marriages are on the rise. alec 388298 She's worried because she hasn't received a letter from her son for many months. CK 34386 Forks were used for many years in Europe and the Near East, but only for cooking. Swift 328967 I think that for many people learning the trigonometric functions is meaningless. fcbond 273235 It took many torpedo hits to send the battleship Bismarck to Davy Jones's locker. Nero 274828 Many countries have passed laws to prohibit people from smoking in public places. CK 954340 The coach called off the game because many of the players were down with the flu. CK 2826525 Many people don't realize that antibiotics are ineffective against viral diseases. CK 49568 The movie star ate crow many times because of all the thoughtless things she said. CK 318577 We had a good many anxious moments, but everything turned out all right in the end. CM 19393 A huge federal budget deficit has been plaguing the American economy for many years. CK 273332 Many families had lost their savings during the war and had nothing to fall back on. CM 274809 With many students chatting, it was difficult to hear what the professor had to say. CM 1858750 "Did Tom really tell you that he was breaking up with Mary?" "Not in so many words." CK 279128 Having been in America for many years, Miss Tanaka is a very good speaker of English. CK 274833 In many countries, the main reason that people come to big cities is because of work. CK 954162 Many native speakers of Japanese have trouble hearing the difference between B and V. CK 274917 Many rivers have been so polluted that they can no longer be used for drinking water. CK 1075510 Many people in England would like to see the public subsidy of the monarchy abolished. CK 327810 Many women pursue higher education and careers, thus delaying marriage and childbirth. CK 1096377 Many, if not most, professional translators only translate into their native language. CK 51881 Stratford-on-Avon, where Shakespeare was born, is visited by many tourists every year. CK 682343 The 2010 eruption of a volcano in Iceland caused many problems for European travelers. Source_VOA 1102280 I saw many people who had no clothes and I saw many clothes which had no people in them. AKINCI81 1101949 Please don't make me laugh. I did too many sit-ups yesterday and my stomach muscles hurt. CK 1857551 Many children will be going from door to door saying "Trick or treat?" on Halloween night. CK 35653 At the party, one of his political opponents humiliated him in the presence of many guests. CK 954394 There were many things that needed my attention, so I didn't get home until after midnight. CK 954398 There were many things that we wanted to do, but we never got around to doing many of them. CK 290734 He asked the policeman how many people had been killed in traffic accidents the previous day. CK 269737 Many parents are worried their children are not being given a basic understanding of numbers. CM 1095804 Tom became famous because he married a famous actress who had been married many times before. CK 2912540 How many times do you think I'm going to have to ask Tom to clean his room before he cleans it? CK 1955017 I can't tell you how many times I've thought about all the good times we used to have together. CK 2987826 Many of the students felt that the professor should have spent more time preparing his lectures. CK 1075869 Popcorn is very inexpensive when compared to many other snack foods. It's also usually healthier. CK 73292 During the Depression in the 1930's, many wealthy people lost everything in the stock market crash. CM 1101950 I'm begging you. Don't make me laugh. I did too many sit-ups yesterday and my stomach muscles hurt. CK 62164 During the past several years, many Japanese have been either killed or injured while traveling overseas. CK 1398528 The trouble with the world isn't that people know too little, but they know so many things that ain't so. bart 954393 There were many things that I thought were important at that time that I no longer believe are important. CK 268217 In preparation for painting a portrait, my friend takes many photographs in order to study the subject closely. CM 267913 A perfect knowledge of a few writers and a few subjects is more valuable than a superficial one of a great many. CM 1103171 Did you know that in Japan, if you have a tattoo, you won't be allowed to bathe in many of the hot spring resorts? CK 3054417 "How many push-ups can you do, Tom?" "I used to be able to do a hundred easily, but I wonder how many I can do now. Maybe 50 or so?" WestofEden 953968 In many countries, whenever a group of people from various language backgrounds get together, English is usually the language that is spoken. CK 2783162 A mistake young people often make is to start learning too many languages at the same time, as they underestimate the difficulties and overestimate their own ability to learn them. catcher 953070 A child who is a native speaker usually knows many things about his or her language that a non-native speaker who has been studying for years still does not know and perhaps will never know. CK 1338945 I do many things at the same time, so not only am I reading things by Akutagawa, I've also increased the amount of time I spend reading in English and I also read a little in German every day. CM