Infinitive complement

• mention: But then there has been the crud - too numerous to mention here.

• list: All our sports centers offer activities for young children but they are too numerous to list here.

Modifies a noun

• occasion: They used them on numerous occasions, with varied success.

• award: Their service was well received winning numerous awards; the question is do they still hold the cookie?

• article: She has published numerous research articles in peer-reviewed journals.

• example: I have seen numerous examples of people cycling round wearing poorly fitted helmets.

• attraction: Cornwall has numerous attractions and all within easy reach of our central location.

• illustration: With Numerous Illustrations This Book Is A Piece Of Railroad History.

Modifying Another Word

• too: There are, of course, many possible variants between the illustrated models - too numerous to reproduce here.

• similarly: It can be argued that an equally important component of any'drumlin landscape ' are the similarly numerous inter-drumlin hollows.

• quite: Such disturbances are quite numerous in character and extent, and cumulatively, they are large.

• particularly: These are bulbous plants found in the northern hemisphere, being particularly numerous from southwest Asia to China.

• so: In the 17th and 18th century salmon and trout were so numerous, they were taken to supply markets as far away as London.

• very: Of all the very numerous cases which I have sent to this medium I have only had a few which have been complete failures.

Used with adjective complement

• become: Female legislators have also become increasingly numerous, reaching 47 in the 2004 legislative election, which represents 21 percent of the 225 seats.

• contain: They contain numerous previously invisible - or barely discernible - details.

• remain: March 26th Wheatears remained relatively numerous, with around 100 at the Bill again, but most other migrants were in rather short supply.

• have: He is still undergoing various operations and treatments at GOSH and has numerous out patient appointment there.

• offer: Expedition Member opportunities: The Expedition offers numerous incredibly exciting opportunities to Expedition Members.

• use: Bristling with 21st Century technology, the building incorporates many environmentally friendly facilities and uses numerous Omron products in its control and security systems.