Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] a lot " in BNC.
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| 1 | This action was very strange because Andries not only attracted a lot of attention to himself by the manner of his purchase but also the dinghy had a serial number on it which made it instantly traceable . |
| 2 | W we have obviously collected a lot of data er from the audit and today I 'm presenting the initial er early result . |
| 3 | But I mean it was it that we were taken to first , and I mean thee was a lot of people on it and I mean it had obviously saved a lot of lives . |
| 4 | So that 's that 's really what happened , and it was n't until eighteen sixty , or eighteen fifty eight , fifty nine in time , that the Railway directors agreed to reopen this branch line , as they 'd been basically promised a lot more traffic . |
| 5 | That 's actually all I want to say about the flipchart unless anybody 's any other comments I mean Jeff 's you 've obviously got a lot of experience in a do you feel there 's any anything further than that I know I 've covered it very briefly . |
| 6 | It 's it 's something I 've obviously thought a lot about . |
| 7 | We 've all got a lot to lose : our jobs , friends , respect and our safety . |
| 8 | He had obviously spent a lot of money on them and he felt cheated . |
| 9 | The children had obviously spent a lot of time on them . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ It 's obviously rained a lot , ’ Catherine Crane volunteered , edging cautiously down the side of the track . |
| 11 | We 've all drunk a lot of alcohol . |
| 12 | ‘ They have basically scared a lot of people , ’ said the head of one top London photographic agency . |
| 13 | Having just given a lot of money back . |
| 14 | The Water People has already received a lot of good reviews , and Simpson is a long way into his next project , a sort of autobiography . |
| 15 | Hitachi says it has already done a lot of work on the application of image recognition techniques , including the development of a method of automatic Table of Contents generation , which uses the detection of changes in colour distribution to distinguish different frames , thus making possible the automatic analysis of camera work . |
| 16 | The 5.3-litre engine and 3-speed automatic gearbox have gone replaced by the 6-litre V12 and 4speed gearbox that has already done a lot to transform the XJ saloons . |
| 17 | An alternative way of stopping date and time values from changing if you have already made a lot of entries into a spreadsheet is to use the /Range , Value command and specifying the relevant range of cells when prompted ‘ Convert what ? and then pressing enter twice so that the same starting point is used for ‘ To where ? ’ . |
| 18 | He says they 've already had a lot of bookings . |
| 19 | For the present the chances of survival are good — BR have just spent a lot of money replacing the Glanrhyd bridge , the scene of a tragic accident two years ago , also on track and signalling improvements . |
| 20 | Phil Barber , Barnard Castle National Farmers ' Union branch secretary , condemned the Intervention Board 's decision , saying the operators were particularly upset because they had just spent a lot of money to improve the facilities to offer a better service to customers . |
| 21 | Once again the LARGE PRINT option is a feature which has already brought a lot of knitters into the CML order book and at £5.50 inc p&p this is summer knitting at ‘ pick-your-own ’ prices . |
| 22 | You 've just gone a lot quieter |
| 23 | There is really no way of knowing how long it takes to develop an actor who has already gained a lot from work in university . |
| 24 | It 's just happened a lot this week . |
| 25 | Guidelines are good but we 've already put a lot of safety precautions into practice . |
| 26 | Suppose you have just paid a lot of money for some hi-fi equipment . |
| 27 | Most people on the ‘ Carry Ons ’ seemed to think that it was quite nice having Ken around , which assuredly had a lot to do with his love of the series . |
| 28 | ‘ To an extent , but the song always aroused a lot of interest and it seemed to capture people 's imaginations . |
| 29 | Progressive landlords still owned a lot of land and redistribution often did n't go to the poorest peasants but to peasants who were members of the Communist Party . |
| 30 | He was taller than most of them , his nickname being ‘ Lofty ’ , and always looked a lot cleaner than his oil-stained gang . |