Example sentences of "[noun] have [vb pp] a lot " in BNC.
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| 31 | Polly 's parents had entertained a lot , and dinner for up to twenty people two or three times a week was not unusual . |
| 32 | ‘ The contractors had done a lot of the work , but we had to go over some of it again , including painting the wooden treads on the stairs just to make sure it was right , ’ he explained . |
| 33 | Tunney had made a lot of friends along the way , until his travelling money ran out . |
| 34 | Harry Wills ' campaign had caused a lot of soul searching . |
| 35 | But this young boy 's got a lot of space . |
| 36 | Sunbeds have received a lot of bad publicity over the last years . |
| 37 | 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 . ’ |
| 38 | However , recently , perhaps the conceptual basis for the teaching of engineering has shifted somewhat from that of an academic subject to a professional subject and indeed the professional institutions of engineering , and the Engineering Council have influenced a lot the ways in which the subject has grown up . |
| 39 | Now the District Council have taken a lot of money off this town , over the market stalls now , for a number of years , and I believe if they 're going to do a scheme like this which has been going on now for over eight years , it should be done all in one go . |
| 40 | As I mentioned in the chapter on ‘ Teachers ’ , the Bible has got a lot of things to say about how we get on with other people . |
| 41 | ‘ This place has lost a lot of lustre . ’ |
| 42 | Bob McMillan , managing director of Honda Racing , said : ‘ Joey has done a lot for us over the years and he thoroughly deserves this gesture . |
| 43 | HUSSEY has done a lot of good at the BBC , making it more accountable . |
| 44 | The lad has done a lot for the club out in the middle and in the dressing room , but has n't answered our prime need — someone to knock over the opposition . |
| 45 | The Author has paid a lot of attention to detail in the use of controls and instruments . |
| 46 | The Author has paid a lot of attention to detail in the use of controls and instruments . |
| 47 | And the farm has , last three years has lost a lot of money and er they had one farm at Colkirk which they 've now sold and er they just sort of decided they wanted to make the , they had a big barn , a big white barn which was a real old barn and he wanted to make that into a house . |
| 48 | This type of business has expanded a lot in recent years , largely as a result of the expansion of the Sunday colour supplements . |
| 49 | You see Grant has got a lot to put up with . |
| 50 | The attitude towards the role of currents in erosion and transport has varied a lot . |
| 51 | The League picture has changed a lot in the last couple of weeks . |
| 52 | As my hon. Friend has said , our regulatory climate has encouraged a lot of inward investment . |
| 53 | ‘ My husband has put a lot of work into Maastricht and the last six months have been awful for him , ’ she said . |
| 54 | The place had changed a lot since last time . |
| 55 | His pride was shared by the rest of the family who were there in the front pews behind them — Hana , with little Jitka in her arms , Uncle Mick , who looked so much older all of a sudden , Carmella , who was much the same , but Joey had lost a lot of his old sunny quality and slumped sullenly in his place . |
| 56 | Among the possible destinations there was Switzerland , where the Shah had spent a lot of time ( and a lot of money ) on his ski holidays . |
| 57 | Rab had dropped a lot of weight . |
| 58 | Stephen had drunk a lot of champagne , and red wine . |
| 59 | ‘ There are plenty of apples in my home town but no other fruit , and the team have eaten a lot of fruit since they have been here , ’ he said . |
| 60 | Opinion polls suggest that the two rebels have attracted a lot of sympathy . |