Example sentences of "[vb -s] [vb infin] a lot " in BNC.
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| 1 | He does make a lot of dust . |
| 2 | It does make a lot of |
| 3 | Under the television lights does make a lot of difference , but when he knows it 's a big occasion , he can produce the goods when it matters , and there are n't too many of those . |
| 4 | But the deprivation of her early childhood in the depressed North East does explain a lot . |
| 5 | so in the end I said to him look we 've so really it could have perhaps done with , I suppose if we 'd been sensible it could , because it needed , the gas fire needs to come out , it does need a lot of , still really needs a lot of things doing to it . |
| 6 | Erm a and the , the person I was playing is a friend of mine , he does do a lot of flying |
| 7 | Now Andy , he gets a nice two hundred and fifty thousand a year , he does do a lot of work for it though |
| 8 | Though he does speak a lot it is hard to distinguish the jokes from what he is being serious about . |
| 9 | Mind you , he does chuck a lot of stuff about , 'cos you can see . |
| 10 | Because surgery does give a lot of women more confidence and men as well . |
| 11 | Must be pleased , as was Ken Vasey we spoke to earlier , that you did n't concede a goal for the second game in succession , and the defence does look a lot tighter does n't it ? |
| 12 | ‘ Maybe after I get an album of my own material out — which does sound a lot like Jimi , because I ca n't help it — then I 'll try to take that a step further … maybe where he was going himself , possibly . ’ |
| 13 | If you find yourself with a file that 's big enough to manipulate but too big to turn into an ASCII file , cos it does use a lot of |
| 14 | ‘ I would n't mind , ’ said Malcolm Harris , ‘ but it does cost a lot , all this toing and froing up to London . ’ |
| 15 | I think she does have a lot of good in her . |
| 16 | Stuttgart really does have a lot to offer , and when you consider that all around is the enchanting Black Forest full of impressive vistas and fascinating towns , you 'll appreciate why those who visit return with nothing but praise ( and some great duty frees ! ) |
| 17 | If she does have a lot to tell , she gave nothing away during the course of the murder and subsequent fraud trials . |
| 18 | I mean that does have a lot of resonance for all of us. feel that erm I could have been the same person erm with lots of different changes to my body . |
| 19 | What it does have a lot to do with is that the Moat Centre has not had clear significant management on the ground and what we 're proposing here today should produce that in the very near future and what the proposals that Mr proposals would have done is not produced that in the significant future and I think that 's the point that really needs to be stressed . |
| 20 | erm it does take a lot of effort to move over to meeting them as individual people , and once you 've understood that they are individual people and you get to know their interests and get to know your common humanity , then that 's the point where you want to get on and do something more , but it 's very difficult to recognise the common humanity , and a lot of |
| 21 | Both pockets have two retaining straps with quick release buckles and this does mean a lot of excess strapping when the pockets are n't full . |
| 22 | But a separate room does mean a lot of running back and forth with this and that , so perhaps it 's not really the best option . |
| 23 | The objective is not to report on an individual teacher , but appraisals have highlighted teachers whose performance does leave a lot to be desired . |
| 24 | At £11.99 , it may seem expensive but does feed a lot of people . |
| 25 | But if we can get through that and cut through , I think it does get a lot of interest . |
| 26 | Nevertheless , a foot sweep does require a lot of power to prevent it from degenerating into no more than a shin attack . |
| 27 | Although the mini-trunking will be fairly obvious , it does save a lot of work , especially on decorating . |
| 28 | This does involve a lot of money laid out on different colours and a lot of time to build up a collection . |
| 29 | So he said it would n't involve much , but to run a fete does involve a lot of work . |
| 30 | He does talk a lot of shit in class though . |