Example sentences of "are [v-ing] [art] lot " in BNC.

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1 Well many of the traditions nowadays , even the male orientated ones are depending a lot on women to upho hold them .
2 If you are using a lot of roses in your pressed flower pictures , you may find it worthwhile making up a small stock of finished roses in different colours to save time when you are in an inspired mood and want to concentrate on a design rather than the various techniques involved .
3 If you are using a lot of abbreviations in a document keep a note of them beside the keyboard as you can easily produce a lot of nonsense if you accidentally use the wrong abbreviation .
4 We are helping a lot of kids and that makes me feel good . ’
5 We are helping a lot of kids and that makes me feel good . ’
6 Those at high risk are eating a lot of fat and very little dietary fibre .
7 They are becoming a lot more common , yes when you look in the report and accounts there are far , far more of these deferred pensioners there than er than ever used to exist and it 's something which I must admit we have n't given a lot of thought to yet , but it 's something because it 's growing that we will have to address erm in our federation , we will have to address that problem .
8 Er we 're getting a few bodies back into the team emptying the treatment room and and things are looking a lot better .
9 exactly but because of that they 're playing the ball through the Forest er midfield and they are looking a lot better side .
10 Things are looking a lot better than 48 hours ago .
11 ‘ Certain shops are selling a lot , ’ says a spokeswoman .
12 Although trading throughout the Group is improving , we are paying a lot more bank interest this year as we borrowed £67 million to buy .
13 She explained : ‘ People are paying a lot of money for very little heat , they are living on low incomes or benefits in houses with no insulation and poor heating systems .
14 I do n't mind that so much though , 'cos they say we are paying a lot less back a month than other way .
15 The graphics are much improved in this game and it also uses a scrolling screen , which means you get to where you are going a lot faster .
16 Tbilisi are gambling a lot of money on the outcome of the appeal .
17 Spokesman Tim Naylor said : ‘ We are expecting a lot of interest in the car .
18 We are striving to become the world 's leading telecommunications group , but we are facing a lot of competition from home and abroad .
19 The use sales jargon , the BlowerVac has a very high perceived value , meaning it looks as if you are getting a lot of machine for your £120 .
20 And the different stages of ages , the cure rates are getting a lot better .
21 Yes but you 're getting at a you 're going to get a lot of the baddies who 've missed it , you are getting a lot of the baddies now ,
22 Children who are caught up in crime are getting a lot of media attention lately .
23 Oxford has four meetings a week … that 's forty four races … and they run all year round … they 're are 48 tracks up and down the country … so a lot of people are getting a lot of enjoyment …
24 ‘ We are getting a lot of work from Leeds , and the Harrogate base will give us access to work in places such as Wakefield , ’ said sales manager Vic Chaney .
25 They are a close-knit family and they are getting a lot of support from their relatives .
26 His legs are getting a lot stronger now
27 ‘ We are cutting a lot of shortish , varied bobs and very short strong , straight looks .
28 Come the end , the trio are hunched over their instruments , thrashing out ‘ Mainly Mornings ’ and ‘ Hammer ’ like men who are having a lot of bloody good fun , actually , and even a BO beast in a ZZ Top crew T-shirt is forced to shift his Neanderthal parameters into the 20th Century for a few minutes .
29 ‘ The children are having a lot of fun and I suspect before the week is out they will know more about the EEC than most adults , ’ said Mrs Henderson .
30 You are asking a lot of her .
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