Example sentences of "[prep] a lot [prep] " in BNC.

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1 At the age of 42 I applied to go on a two-year business and finance course and finally , after a lot of readjustment , I have just had the results — pass with a few distinctions and merits thrown in .
2 The next Saturday , armed with my pocket money , I waited for about an hour before the cheap-jack came to the knives , which after a lot of spiel were offered for sixpence — all I possessed .
3 ’ They all grabbed hold of him and , after a lot of yelling from Zach and one almighty heave , they yanked him out and fell backwards in the grass on top of a yelping Sammy .
4 After a lot of soul-searching , I have told the selectors I am available , ’ he said in July .
5 ‘ I think I narrowed it down after a lot of sifting through .
6 After a lot of bad feeling , the next thing I knew was Rosenberg , the producer , was on the set every day and Brando was arguing about every scene with him instead of me .
7 After a lot of hard work , they found they were uncovering a more or less intact skeleton .
8 Coleen was not going to be rushed and after a lot of thought she decided to go to stay with friends in England to think things over .
9 So , I used the ship 's sails , rope , and pieces of wood , and after a lot of hard work I had a very fine tent .
10 We approached 1991 with a very positive attitude and I am delighted to say , that most aspects of our business moved forward extremely well after a lot of hard work and determination to succeed .
11 Anyway after a lot of ‘ getting it right ’ man and wo-man had a child .
12 After a lot of effort it wriggled most of one arm free .
13 The Cross-Rail and channel tunnel high speed link are at nothing like the state of preparedness of Jubilee Line , that 's going ahead now after a lot of work , er th it it will not be the case er it that you can do either of those very quickly , Cross-Rail 's only just started going through the House of Commons .
14 To try and generate some more interest in aviation we looked into starting a project that was relevant to the area and after a lot of research we came up with a Flying Flea .
15 Er , I moved the original motion , and the thinking at the time was , after a lot of discussion , that eight one as it appears on the agenda , to maintain the estate at around it 's level was the correct decision .
16 Er they wanted to charge us eighty pence per transaction , and after a lot of argument we managed to pin them down er at er ten pounds for the at at the rate of two pounds fifty per quarter .
17 Gloucester had four first teamers out too … so it was still a realistic test … the second half was so kind to the cherry and whites as the welsh side came powering back … their only score was a try by Ford which came after a lot of pressure … 16-5 the final score the final verdict comes from coach Keith Richardson …
18 She went over and helped him up and offered to buy him breakfast which , after a lot of persuasion , he accepted .
19 After a lot of ranting and raving at his lack of success so far , he determines to launch an all-out attack on the guerrillas .
20 Its in black and white Take after a lot of the Nazis are strange .
21 ‘ I owe a hell of a lot to Neighbours and I will always remember that .
22 White a grade type port of hell of a lot to it .
23 That 's a hell of a lot to be asking , you know , why is it so much ?
24 But Wendy , you know , can do a hell of a lot with it .
25 I 've had a new plate , I 've had a hell of a lot with , with a one of the
26 When you look at , when you look at the some , all these , a lot of these composers and artists who died long ago and you look the birth range there 's a hell of a lot at seventy five , seventy six
27 I admit that I once cared a hell of a lot about my appearance , but I 've changed . ’
28 Traditionally , country cottages and houses which have unusual or unique features or are in need of a lot of renovation may be auctioned , if only because valuation is likely to be difficult .
29 The Germans have counter attacked and inflicted a hell of a lot of casualties on the Black Watch . ’
30 Ramsey entered this conference with a reputation outside England as well as inside it ; and the proceedings of the conference confirmed the opinion of a lot of bishops that he ought to be their next leader .
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