Example sentences of "have [vb pp] a lot " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think black music and dance have given a lot of kids a break , but I 'd like to see the kind of dance I 'm into opened up just as much . ’ |
| 2 | We have given a lot of attention and thought to our hotel and will take care of all your needs including laundry , diet , children , newspaper , as well as being on hand to answer your queries . |
| 3 | ‘ We have heard a lot about Salomon Brothers ’ multi-billion pound war chest for acquisitions . ’ |
| 4 | I have heard a lot of silly arguments from anglers who can not be bothered to learn touch legering . |
| 5 | ‘ We have heard a lot of that in the last ten days , ’ she told a meeting at St John 's College , Cambridge , yesterday . |
| 6 | Servants are always happy to talk , and so I have heard a lot about the young woman . |
| 7 | In the past two days we have heard a lot about students . |
| 8 | We have heard a lot today about the of the Trade Union . |
| 9 | I have undertaken a lot of work with bereaved people which after a while could reach profound levels , but the first stage ( which sometimes seemed neverending ) was the misery the person felt at the loss of a household object or a pet bird . |
| 10 | ‘ I have travelled a lot in the East . ’ |
| 11 | Such studies have received a lot of publicity , so it is small wonder that the average family doctor suspects a psychological cause rather than a physical one , especially where patients complain of multiple symptoms . |
| 12 | Sunbeds have received a lot of bad publicity over the last years . |
| 13 | He said : ’ We have received a lot of support from both free trade customers and tenants who are now able to stock a guest beer in their pubs . |
| 14 | Quality Circles have received a lot of attention in the media over the last three years but , in general , studies of Circles have so far been limited to subjective analysis by interested parties . |
| 15 | ‘ We have received a lot of information from this contract but we are looking now at how we can make the best input possible . |
| 16 | Opinion polls suggest that the two rebels have attracted a lot of sympathy . |
| 17 | In 1989 , 1990 and 1991 New Millennium holidays have attracted a lot of favourable comments in the news media of which the following are a few examples : |
| 18 | But North Down have earned a lot of respect with their performances this season and Robin Haire , Adrian Semple and Charlie McCrum are all potential match winners . |
| 19 | On Harrogate , erm I think the discussions have clarified a lot of the the sort of outstanding issues that that er were between perhaps the County Council and erm Professor Lock , er not so much between ourselves and Harrogate , although we have the the issue , and I think if I read it right , this could well be er the only issue that is between us in the Harrogate area , the issue of the strategic sites . |
| 20 | Having recently purchased a 1956 Series One 2 litre , I have noticed a lot of wandering and vagueness in the steering . |
| 21 | Michael , you have done a lot of work both with and for Equity , what do you feel about the present day students ' dilemma ? |
| 22 | Yes , middle class women have done a lot for the ‘ Women 's Movement ’ but does she really think that us working class women have been sitting on our arses doing nothing all this time . |
| 23 | In the last few years I have done a lot of float fishing from a punt for big bream and I can state quite categorically that , if it is done correctly , it can be a most deadly method of catching bream . |
| 24 | My , you have done a lot with your life … is n't it funny how one kid growing up in some little town will branch out and really make a name for himself . |
| 25 | But in the past 10 years physiological and pharmacological laboratories around the world have done a lot of research on acupuncture . |
| 26 | But IBM France , Spain and Italy have done a lot of work on the technology . |
| 27 | He is an excellent carpenter and the couple have done a lot of DIY throughout their home . |
| 28 | ‘ I think Salford are ambitious , have done a lot of team-building in recent seasons and are determined to succeed . ’ |
| 29 | Phone cards have done a lot to alleviate the problem , but British Telecommunications Plc is required by its licence to maintain coin-operated public telephones as well , and the company reckons that smashing and entering of the cash boxes costs it £19m a year — and if you think that it 's all just casual vandalism , think again — the company told the Daily Mail that there was actually a man offering courses on the best ways of clawing open the boxes quickly and easily — he charged £80 for the course , and then took the best pupil out for a test run around the local boxes . |
| 30 | I mean , I have done a lot about it , and I 'm the only one that has , as I say , got my mouth going and done something about it . |