Example sentences of "[noun] [vb mod] [verb] a lot " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fashion and make-up have been with us for a very long time indeed — there are make-up palettes surviving from ancient Egypt — and although men in certain times and cultures may devote a lot of effort to their appearance , it has remained chiefly a feminine domain . |
| 2 | This means that Greatswords may take a lot of casualties before their turn comes . |
| 3 | Development of the worker-client relationship and of the case as a case may depend a lot on how far the client sees the worker as filling the position of parent adequately and how far the social worker is prepared to take account of the client 's expectations in this respect . |
| 4 | Even though this kind of action may cost a lot , I believe it to be money well and necessarily spent because the health of our economy and the health of our environment are totally dependent upon each other … . |
| 5 | And with the vague , uneasy sense that , having forced the door open a little way , the country on the other side might prove a lot stranger than she 'd ever imagined , she walked on in subdued silence for a while . ) |
| 6 | Albion fresh from promotion are always good at home with a big crowd cheering them on and their fans could have a lot to shout about … |
| 7 | Also its signals would contain a lot less noise , particularly important in measuring and handling very weak signals . |
| 8 | Claudine and Marie would have a lot to talk about . |
| 9 | Debbie in Research would have a lot of explaining to do to get around this ! |
| 10 | Erm schools I think schools is just up your street mainly because erm And I 'll tell you another why I think schools will benefit a lot of people going , first of all it 's a fairly new product so we 're really in the launch up stage . |
| 11 | ‘ But coming back to Anfield will mean a lot to Kenny . |
| 12 | Any Arse defender will cost a lot cos they do nt let many goals in . |
| 13 | The animals will take a lot of care . |
| 14 | DAVID ELSWORTH will have a lot more to occupy his thoughts this winter than a certain grey steeplechaser . |
| 15 | One bad result can make a lot of difference to a league table at this stage . |
| 16 | Reminiscence can produce a lot more responses , because you 're tapping into a person 's past which is theirs alone . |
| 17 | By comparison with the ambitious ideas in the report of the Expert Group in Dublin , both North and South could do a lot better . |
| 18 | Erm big stores selling all the Asian er stuff now and so they do n't depend on the Asian shops anymore er the West Indians used to depend a lot on the Asian er grocery stores because er , of er things like erm etc. etc . |
| 19 | ‘ Angharad used to spend a lot of time here , ’ said Beuno . |
| 20 | Putting Fairclough on Shearer would make a lot of sense and run to form … |
| 21 | Oh I 'm sure it would mean an awful lot to them and the fact that you 're so successful coming out of Ireland would mean a lot to them as well you know and er er it 's nice to be able to er you know to do that for them if they 've been over here living for you know some of them have never been back maybe and some of them have never seen Ireland because maybe their their parents or their grandparents came from there . |
| 22 | More important is the fact that many of the draft 's boldest strokes would seem a lot more realistic if they had been destined for Mark Fisher and a Labour government . |
| 23 | One candidate considered that headhunters would waste a lot less time if they immediately admitted which company they were acting for . |
| 24 | The plan would make a lot more sense if pedestrian crossing lights were introduced , but co-ordinated with other existing traffic lights from Teviot Place to the bottom of The Mound so as to reduce the number of stop-start cycles required by through traffic . |
| 25 | It 's the pick of the ties although the game between holders East Belfast and Killyleagh will attract a lot of attention . |
| 26 | Barnes added : ‘ We have not solved the mystery of unlocking their defence , but it is something the management will discuss a lot over the next few days . ’ |
| 27 | is the regatta which is sometime in May although Mick will be involved with that , knows about that Paul has offered to help and Ray will do a lot of the running around so we have got people involved in that |
| 28 | Erm , this erm interchange will relieve a lot of the pressure on not only the that comes into but also the roundabout , one of the busiest roundabouts in the county , but I think the erm two of the notes were conservation areas the provision of a footpath I think and the other thing , in , I hope that will be considered because at least this new junction will draw up more traffic from the south and will be a great use to people there and it could well . |
| 29 | Given the opportunity not to be continually wrapped in a nappy a 1-year-old child will show a lot of interest in urination and indicate what has happened . |
| 30 | Your child will take a lot of trouble , but still the button will not go into the hole — and then , when she 's finished , she finds she 's got a button over ! |