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Nader75  +  294234 Fri, 17 Nov 06 11:55 AM
after many searches on the web ... or ...  after many searching on the web  
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Dejanm83, 3 yr 7 days ago

after many searches OF the web

                   or

after a lot of searching on the web  

Marius Hancu  +  294250 Fri, 17 Nov 06 12:39 PM
 Dejanm83 wrote:

after many searches OF the web

At Yahoo, in hits:

1,640 for "searches of the web"
156,000 for "searches on the web"

And, anyway, most would say:
after many web searches
Marius Hancu
Marius Hancu  +  294253 Fri, 17 Nov 06 12:42 PM
 Dejanm83 wrote:

after a lot of searching on the web  

Again at Yahoo:
21,000 for "much searching on the web" which is the recommended one, IMO, should one want to use "searching"
1,220 for "a lot of searching on the web"
Marius Hancu
Yoong Liat  +  294405 Fri, 17 Nov 06 05:59 PM
 Marius Hancu wrote:
 Dejanm83 wrote:

after a lot of searching on the web  

Again at Yahoo:
21,000 for "much searching on the web" which is the recommended one, IMO, should one want to use "searching"
1,220 for "a lot of searching on the web"

IMO  'a lot of searching on the web' is not acceptable
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Inchoateknowledge  +  294433 Fri, 17 Nov 06 07:02 PM
 Yoong Liat wrote:
 Marius Hancu wrote:
 Dejanm83 wrote:

after a lot of searching on the web  

Again at Yahoo:
21,000 for "much searching on the web" which is the recommended one, IMO, should one want to use "searching"
1,220 for "a lot of searching on the web"

IMO  'a lot of searching on the web' is not acceptable

a lot of search on the web

searching is an adjective, and has not noun aspect.
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Marius Hancu  +  294483 Fri, 17 Nov 06 08:11 PM
 Inchoateknowledge wrote:

searching is an adjective, and has not noun aspect.

It can be a noun all right:

  • U.S.-Afghan Foray Reveals Friction on Antirebel Raids

    ... forces to do the searching.'' The Afghan ...


  •   Friends, Cutups, Co-Stars: The Stages That Led to 'Huff'

    ... 'I think the searching for happiness outside myself, ...


  •   Don't Stop Bugging Me

    ... illegal wiretapping, the searching of police databases



    • Marius Hancu
    Inchoateknowledge  +  294493 Fri, 17 Nov 06 08:38 PM
     Marius Hancu wrote:
     Inchoateknowledge wrote:

    searching is an adjective, and has not noun aspect.

    It can be a noun all right:

  • U.S.-Afghan Foray Reveals Friction on Antirebel Raids

    ... forces to do the searching.'' The Afghan ...


  •   Friends, Cutups, Co-Stars: The Stages That Led to 'Huff'

    ... 'I think the searching for happiness outside myself, ...


  •   Don't Stop Bugging Me

    ... illegal wiretapping, the searching of police databases



    • Where my brain is sometimes -- or all the time -- I am seldom aware of.

    Searching is a gerund (noun) in the sentence.
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