Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv prt] [art] lot " in BNC.
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| 1 | It goes on a lot better than Amy 's . |
| 2 | This goes down a lot better . |
| 3 | ‘ Allie 's a good boy , but he dresses up a lot , does n't he ? ’ |
| 4 | What happens is that the drug kills off a lot of the resident Candida , the yeast cells burst open , and some of the cell contents are absorbed into the bloodstream , producing an exaggerated version of the usual symptoms . |
| 5 | Note that this may conflict with requirements of efficiency given above for example , a chain of subroutines takes longer to obey than the expanded code and the liberal use of remark statements to aid readability uses up a lot of valuable memory . |
| 6 | This study shows up a lot of the over-simplifications in the ‘ status consciousness ’ argument . |
| 7 | Nestle 's milk conjures up a lot of memories for me . |
| 8 | The good thing about only having one option is it cuts out a lot of rubbish you do n't have to think . |
| 9 | It opens up a lot of interesting possibilities for the crack , most of which involve adopting a fake French accent . |
| 10 | This tactic does sometimes work , but it 's quite risky for Orcs because it ties up a lot of character points which you could well use elsewhere . |
| 11 | I mean , if you 've got a fuzzy-sounding guitar running through everything it takes up a lot of space in the mix . |
| 12 | Without wanting to state the obvious , the SJ-20 is a big guitar that takes up a lot of room . |
| 13 | There is always the old technique of adjusting bridle length with an overhand hitch to shorten the line ; but for sport kites , the knot itself takes up a lot of line . |
| 14 | The problem was that we were firefighting not just for ourselves but for so many of our clients , and firefighting takes up a lot of time and emotionally is a strain . |
| 15 | Left : Storing water at room temperature and aerating takes up a lot of space but may be worthwhile — the bucket on the right may have had salt added , but the SG tester also incorporates a thermometer . |
| 16 | It also takes up a lot of memory for OPEN , remembering all states which might lead to a solution . |
| 17 | In addition it takes up a lot more room than its rival although , even in copy protected form , it can be installed on a Winchester without needing a key disk . |
| 18 | It is n't a large place , but it takes up a lot of your time . ’ |
| 19 | It is not very good , you see , on Government responsibility and this takes up a lot of time . |
| 20 | This all takes up a lot of time ; we are under great pressure today . |
| 21 | ‘ I expect that takes up a lot of your time ? ’ |
| 22 | She says her husband has another business — which takes up a lot of time . |
| 23 | But anyway I know it takes up a lot of time and a lot of our columns . |
| 24 | Apparently they have had people calling in saying , ‘ please could I speak to Sue ’ , and that could be anybody , and then the switchboard has to go through the rigmarole of saying , ‘ what 's it all about , do you know where the person works , can you give me a bit more information ’ , and it takes up a lot more of their time , so please , if you 're leaving a message for somebody to call you back , leave your full name and your extension number . |
| 25 | Of course the trouble with boats on a rising tide is that when the tide goes out a lot of those boats are left high and dry . |
| 26 | ‘ Elise goes out a lot on Sundays , ’ remarked Penry . |
| 27 | But he goes back a lot further — writing key speeches in Number Ten during the Heath government two decades ago . |
| 28 | So the the Yes it 's been going back a the the name , the firm in that sense I think goes back a lot of years . |
| 29 | His protest , apparently , goes back a lot further , to the Synod of Whitby when , according to him , the Celtic Christian Church was sold down the river to Rome . ’ |
| 30 | One player says he 's only had his cycle this term and finds it very diifficult and he falls off a lot and hurts himself . |