Example sentences of "and [pers pn] [verb] [verb] a lot " in BNC.
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1 | Er , after I had my children my whole body sagged and I 'd lost a lot of weight and I could n't put it on and I was really skinny and there was no way I could eat , eat a lot and I still would n't put weight on so I started on the weight training and that does n't cost me money and now I 've started putting weight on , so for the skinny kids I think the thing is to do the weight training |
2 | His sportsmanship and style of play is refreshing , and I hope to see a lot more of him in the near future . |
3 | And I 've played a lot of different equipment . |
4 | We hear terrible things of your schooling system in my country , and I 've met a lot of you . |
5 | I could n't believe that anyone could love me and a lady equally , although I 've had a lot of experiences since and I 've known a lot of men and a lot of women since who have loved both sexes . |
6 | I 'm interested in things outside of entertainment as well , and although I feel I 'm older than 21 , I have to remind myself that I am 21 and I 've got a lot of years ahead . ’ |
7 | White , the No 3 seed , said : ‘ I put a new tip on my cue and I 've got a lot more to offer . |
8 | I did n't realise how tired I am — and I 've got a lot to do tomorrow . |
9 | he put his business , he , he hired the , a unit , bought a unit and put the business in the unit somewhere er away from the house and they bought a house for one hundred and eighty thousand and she says and I 've got a lot of money in the bank now , so , she says I do n't have to work , but the business they want to sell it , and nobody 's buying |
10 | And I 've changed a lot , with the baby . |
11 | After booking his place in today 's semi-final as fastest qualifier , McKean said : ‘ I felt totally in command out there , and I 've taken a lot of confidence from that run . ’ |
12 | Jennie West , of Catterick Garrison , said : ‘ This has been a very good course and I 've learnt a lot . |
13 | Miss Taylor , I think everybody is talking about your appearance but I think you 're one of the greatest actresses in the world and I 've enjoyed a lot of your films . |
14 | ‘ There were a lot of traumatic phone calls between the two of us and I had to do a lot of soul-searching . |
15 | I found this one at a big sale in London , and I had to pay a lot of money for it . |
16 | I 'm , I 'm an alternative medicine practitioner and I tend to get a lot of people who are depressed coming to see me , people who have been through the normal routes |
17 | I 'm not saying it had such a positive effect on his career but it caused a lot of attention which he did n't buckle under , and I do feel a lot of people could n't have lived through that experience , but he did . |
18 | It 's something that everybody should be aware of all the time , and I do see a lot of guitarists who really let themselves down by just falling back and letting the obvious happen . |
19 | I bought exactly what I wanted and I did spend a lot of money , but I enjoyed doing it and had fun . |
20 | She always gets me into an argument and I have to devote a lot of time to the dispute . |
21 | ‘ I 'm very pleased because Martin and I have achieved a lot together , and a championship race is what we were after . ’ |
22 | ‘ YES , I was fired up — I always get like that when I 've had a bit of stick and I have had a lot of stick lately . ’ |
23 | Anna and I have spent a lot of time talking about food . |
24 | I 'm much more confident about my ability and I have learned a lot . |
25 | ‘ No , Seb , you hid them well — but you and I have talked a lot about Anna . |
26 | It arose , actually , the book , from a course in fact erm for current practicising engineers that we ran here at Sussex and indeed are still running , and engineers from many walks of life , different sort of areas of interest , have attended and I think found a lot of benefit from attending the course , so suppose it 's aim primarily was someone with a background knowledge of engineering in its broadest sense , but |
27 | " Well , doctor , you 've done what you could , and you 've helped a lot by coming along . |
28 | And you 've got a lot of words in , in , in er er , er a lot of Latin words , and French words all in your , all in your dictionary now . |
29 | So if you 're successful in achieving the full target with a full postal wallet then we everybody 's happy and you 've earned a lot of money . |
30 | And you 've put a lot of flower pots up and down Magdalen Road , well apparently those flower pots and the changes you 've made there , some of them very ill-advised , are costing about a hundred thousand pounds . |