Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] a lot " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tae kwon do is the Korean art of self-defence and Britain 's rather good at it , so expect a lot of that on your screens . |
| 2 | The humour is clever — daft but not really slap-stick — and the writers obviously put a lot of time into making sure it works . |
| 3 | ‘ You obviously know a lot of people in the trade . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ You obviously know a lot about writing , ’ said Zeinab . |
| 5 | Yet nobody knows how people will react if some suddenly get a lot richer and some a lot poorer . |
| 6 | However , you should take care not to risk overloading the electrical wiring in the process , and you should certainly not attempt to use photoflood bulbs in ordinary domestic fittings as they not only draw a lot of current but they also run very hot and could possibly cause a fire . |
| 7 | Babies given this treatment apparently talk a lot earlier than those who have n't been . |
| 8 | ‘ Whereas with workflow management the document could find itself round the company to the right person — everyone has a PC on his or her desk — and you not only outsource a lot of the data entry work but get rid of the paper . ’ |
| 9 | Information system people suddenly become a lot less important in this context . ’ |
| 10 | The report revealed that not only do a lot of students want to leave university before they graduate , but ninety per cent have problems with the volume of work and fifty per cent experienced excess pressure at exam time . |
| 11 | Sybil had her eye on the main chance , and so have a lot of other women over the years . |
| 12 | Perhaps in societies where women in the extended family or tribe naturally spend a lot of time together , there is a healthier , more relaxed attitude to life . |
| 13 | Young males at this size already show a lot of colour and are noticeably larger than females . |
| 14 | ‘ I already wear a lot of Joe Bloggs ’ stuff because I do n't dress up for special occasions . |
| 15 | Members already give a lot of their time and spend a great deal of money on souvenirs … an increase to say £20 is unreasonable . |
| 16 | Er and then to contrast this you 've got like the feminist view er well it 's a just reconstruct a lot of these ideas instead of saying that women 's talk was diffident they said it was more considerate , and so the idea that quite often A lot of the features that are in this conversation are n't because women want to be deferential to the men they 're talking to , it 's that they actually want to show some consideration to the turn-taking or the conversational style that 's going on . |
| 17 | Just blink a lot cos that helps . |
| 18 | I just do a lot of weights and stuff like that . |
| 19 | The times I have heard : ‘ We want it to look nice , mind you , but not take a lot of time . |
| 20 | ‘ Just waste a lot of time . |
| 21 | you just dream a lot |
| 22 | I just have a lot of respect for someone who can pick up a piece of wood or metal and make music out of it . ’ |
| 23 | Well he has been , we 've just have a lot of filthy weather have n't we ? |
| 24 | But I do like life , I do like reality ; I just see a lot of manipulation of that in the photography business . |
| 25 | I already have a lot of children to care for . ’ |
| 26 | Well of course the biggest social thing in Ireland is the pub and it 's not I mean the Irish have a a name for being very heavy drinkers but in general they 're not heavy drinkers they just spend a lot of time in pubs . |
| 27 | Yes , I think we may be using the , because the opposing team always bring a lot of people and we never have any supporters , somehow , so erm , er we 're very pleased if people who sort of spread that about a bit . |
| 28 | The West Indian families have different values — they still put a lot of faith in education , but it 's the way they bring this home to the kids that causes the problems . |
| 29 | yes , consumers want more , more variety , as well as just more , more consumption , and this is why , you know , although we produce cars just about in , in the U K , we still import a lot of cars to the U K. |
| 30 | Like erm people always know a lot more than they think they know . |