Example sentences of "[verb] to a lot " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well this to , to photograph anything , this just happens to be a camera and I suppose that would appeal to a lot of camera collectors to people that I er er who I work with , people I know , friends and that , they know I 'm interested in photography and they always ask me about cameras |
| 2 | So so , what , no , if it appeals , what I 'm saying is , if it appeals to me , I could imagine it would appeal to a lot of people out there . |
| 3 | It 's er just what 's been happening to a lot of folk , sinus trouble . |
| 4 | Do you know if this was something that was happening to a lot of people , at that sort of time in nineteen thirties ? |
| 5 | I 've come to a lot of conclusions about myself within the last four months . |
| 6 | That 's what I say to a lot of people today , they moan about dockers but they 're only fighting for their rights . |
| 7 | ‘ I 've also been listening to a lot of Glenn Branca recently . |
| 8 | I had been listening to a lot of songs in very different styles , quite consciously , to try to get a little more inspiration for when we went into the studio . |
| 9 | ‘ And then there 's George Harrison on ‘ All Things Must Pass ’ , and The Stones ; I was a massive Stones fan , and like a lot of white middle-class American kids , it was The Stones that led me back into listening to a lot of early blues . |
| 10 | Comes from listening to a lot of Country and Western music . ’ |
| 11 | Now here when you end up with a lot of having arguments and listening to a lot of arguments a lot of them are like win lose . |
| 12 | Well I do n't , Alec 's probably er one person who I do n't speak to a lot really |
| 13 | A lot of it is a matter of hearing : you just start to hear it that way after a while , especially if you listen to a lot of Coltrane and people who really developed that part of the language . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Because I listen to a lot of jazz and classical music and the others listen to harder stuff , I find it a challenge to try and incorporate my influences into what we do , ’ Adam enthuses , dropping in the expression ‘ be-bop hardcore ’ to pinpoint his guitar quirks . |
| 15 | Now at the ages of 15 , 16 and 18 we speak to a lot more people , we know the staff a lot better and we take part in things such as karaoke and adult games etc , we do not go to the amusements and swim much now that we are older . |
| 16 | You 've got to be prepared to listen to a lot of varied opinions about many difficult problems , assess the people who give you those opinions and at the end of the day you 've got to be very decisive and determined . |
| 17 | We used to listen to a lot of radio , but we did n't have a record player or anything like that for ages . |
| 18 | One of Niki 's tactics in that elaborate form of board game called ‘ driver negotiations ’ ( i.e. how does a driver get the best car and the most money ? ) was always to talk to a lot of teams , hinting , not so subtly , that ‘ if the package was right ’ , he could be seduced . |
| 19 | One particularly lovely lady called Mrs [ S ] who I used to talk to a lot had had enough , she was going . |
| 20 | Mr Wilson said last night that they had talked to a lot of the villagers and were determined not to give in to the vandals . |
| 21 | By changing cloths and napkins you can alter the feeling and style of the room quite spectacularly without going to a lot of expense — bright paper tableware for children 's parties , sophisticated damask or fine linen for a formal dinner party or cheerful gingham for casual or family meals . |
| 22 | ‘ He seems to be going to a lot of trouble to help you , ’ said Irene . |
| 23 | and that er , you know , has lead to a lot of misery in some cases , er , also I mean there 's question of viability of our own scheme and I er , think er you know , er there are a number of questions which I as a lay-man would like to be , you know , I think the seminar is probably the right to do that . |
| 24 | Compared to a lot of other people you 've got a lot more |
| 25 | Yeah , well compared to a lot more I 've got a lot less |
| 26 | Audrey said : ‘ I talked to a lot of women jockeys to research my part and they told me men getting heavy with them is common in the racing world . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ I have spoken to a lot of residents who feel very strongly that this sort of statement is irresponsible , ’ he said . |
| 28 | I 've seen it happen to a lot of good MDs that got fired . |
| 29 | I think its possible to fall in love with the same person more than once , you fall in love with them and you get married for that as well as other reasons perhaps , and then you have children and you hardly see them really for the next ten years , at least this is what every one sort of understands and then and then erm and then when you have more time again you can fall in love all over again with exactly the same person , I think this happens to lots of people , which also does n't happen to a lot of people so you have n't |
| 30 | I talk to a lot of people about ‘ the train option ’ , i.e. the option of going somewhere by train rather than car . |