Example sentences of "[det] a lot of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The time I was supposed to be going through this a lot of schools were getting a bit of stick because a lot of parents did n't like it . |
| 2 | Dorcas had given this a lot of thought as teams of nomes sweated to pry the lids off the paint-streaked tins . |
| 3 | Naturally my friend considered this a lot of malarky , but he was impressed that the previously clean-shaven George now sported a five-day growth of beard . |
| 4 | One is , none of the departments are resourced to give this a lot of attention , and secondly we have been waiting for further guidance from the Government on the outcome , particularly from local government , in respect of agenda twenty-one . |
| 5 | I 'm might say , what I 'm , I 'm not saying that film but in some , in some cases he do n't , you know , there has always been he do n't in this a lot of people . |
| 6 | Some a lot of you said yesterday that you do n't always get in this formal situation having to stand up in front of people . |
| 7 | And then of course the there were some a lot of them mass produced then there was the mass producer come in then . |
| 8 | ‘ There 's such a lot of you way down somewhere . |
| 9 | ‘ You get ever such a lot of meals out here , do n't you ? ’ |
| 10 | He had such a lot of natural talent to go with this . |
| 11 | It 's such a lot of smoke . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Those visitors of hers always make such a lot of noise ! ’ could mean that the old gentleman wants to take his nap ; but it could also mean he feels left out and would welcome something to do . |
| 13 | Such a lot of them too , with eight children , as well as a resident relative . |
| 14 | Asked why she thought Melmotte had spent such a lot of money , Lady Carbery said , ‘ because he thought he could conquer the world by it and obtain universal credit . ’ |
| 15 | I 'm so sorry to cause such a lot of trouble but I did n't know what else to do . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Never heard such a lot of nonsense , ’ said Angalo cheerfully . |
| 17 | As the majority ( and Pope Paul too ) was most anxious both to carry the minority with it and not to seem to be in any way undermining the Roman primacy , there was such a lot of qualifying done in the course of the final formulation of the text that , as it stands , it reads a little weakly . |
| 18 | I , I only want to mention about the swimming pool and swimming for pensioners and there ever such a lot of people go swimming . |
| 19 | There were such a lot of us … |
| 20 | I really do n't like driving , I just think its such a lot of work involved in it |
| 21 | ‘ There were such a lot of women in his life . |
| 22 | The eminent novelist and philosopher Iris Murdoch was asked in an interview in 1982 " What do you think of other forms and media , such as television ? " and I could not agree more with her reply which was " People say that British television is the best in the world but there is so much violence and such a lot of it is so terrible . |
| 23 | They slept in the same bedroom as me because we were er limited to bedroom space but we had girls because we were doing such a lot of entertaining , there was a lot of work . |
| 24 | I said , it 'll cut all that out , chief office 'll welcome you because it 'll save such a lot of But er the Scottish boys , Oh no , oh no he 'd never accept that , you see ? |
| 25 | Ever such a lot of people . |
| 26 | I 'm always short of money , she needs such a lot of extra things , you would n't believe the money I 've spent on bedding , laundry , special chairs , clothing . |
| 27 | They make such a lot of work . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I feel almost guilty that so many good things are happening to us , when such a lot of people are having a bad time , ’ Sarah said . |
| 29 | There were such a lot of people there . |
| 30 | I nearly fell through the floor because I did n't know what owning such a lot of money was like before . |