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what kind of sentence construction this is ? I have never come across such a statement in my life.

Many a sleepless ....

What is an 'a' doing there ??

Can anyone help me in this regard??
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many a is always followed by singular subject n singular verb.

for example;many a policeman was busy.many a student was present.
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"Many sleepless nights, I have spent!"

or


I have spent many sleepless nights.


Both are absolutely fine!

The third variant could be:

Many a sleeples night I have spent.

People use it for example:

Many a sleepless night I have spent... worrying about football.

or

I have spent many sleepless nights... worrying about my CSS result.
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I think according to formal english the correct form of this sentence is :
"Many sleepless nights have i spent"
OR
"I have spent many sleepless nights" .....
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Many a sleepless night I have spent

This is the correct version.
This is a kind of sentence structure, and you cannot risk to completely change the structure of a sentence in an exam like CSS.

You have to try your best to do correction to the sentence as it has been given in the paper.

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Many a sleepless night I have spent

This is the correct version.
This is a kind of sentence structure, and you cannot risk to completely change the structure of a sentence in an exam like CSS.

You have to try your best to do correction to the sentence as it has been given in the paper.

How am I confident about this correction.
Check this link

Article from daily Telegraph
Yes this is absolutely correct sentence.
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THE CORRECT SENTENCE IS "I HAVE SPENT MANY A SLEEPLESS NIGHT."

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THE CORRECT SENTENCE IS "I HAVE SPENT MANY A SLEEPLESS NIGHT."

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The above one is also absolutely correct. I have consulted sir Razi abdi , the best teacher of CSS English in Lahore.
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Correct Sentence:

Many a sleepless night I have spent.

Rule:

When 'Many a' is always proceeded by a singular noun.

So use night instead of nights.
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