Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] to a lot " in BNC.
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| 1 | and that er , you know , has lead to a lot of misery in some cases , er , also I mean there 's question of viability of our own scheme and I er , think er you know , er there are a number of questions which I as a lay-man would like to be , you know , I think the seminar is probably the right to do that . |
| 2 | ‘ The order has led to a lot of interest in other parts of Europe . ’ |
| 3 | what has happened to a lot of these hospitals has n't it ? |
| 4 | Really the only reason I could think of when it 's you know it is important to put things on paper are really like the last three bits that we talked the last three things we talked about which detailed information would need to be there so people can read it when you know it 's got to get to a lot people not all in the same place at the same time or when it 's you need a copy . |
| 5 | Because er as far as I 'd concerned I 'd never heard of air raids before hand you know , know I had n't and I was , as I say , I was only nine and a half I know but er , I did use to speak to a lot more people than most , er lads of that age did like , you know . |
| 6 | Ralph and Bernie must have gone to a lot of trouble to set him up . |
| 7 | Erm and with the housing people putting the type of people they put in there , it did lead to a lot of problems . |
| 8 | I 've come to a lot of conclusions about myself within the last four months . |
| 9 | Mr Wilson said last night that they had talked to a lot of the villagers and were determined not to give in to the vandals . |
| 10 | We 've gone to a lot of trouble here to promote good relations with the local community and I 'm not going to have all that good work vitiated by a totally unnecessary legal action , particularly not now when work will soon begin on the new reactor . ‘ |
| 11 | ‘ You 've gone to a lot of trouble , ’ he said , opening it out . |
| 12 | You 've gone to a lot of trouble . ’ |
| 13 | Signe had gone to a lot of trouble to make Harvey feel he was back home in America . |
| 14 | I 've listened to a lot of interest to the people who 've been commenting about the future and the schools and the young children coming in . |
| 15 | ‘ I have spoken to a lot of residents who feel very strongly that this sort of statement is irresponsible , ’ he said . |
| 16 | Remarks ( i ) If the reader feels we have gone to a lot of trouble to establish a result which is " obvious " we ask him on what grounds he bases his belief i this result ? |
| 17 | This is it you see , I mean a , a company like or have gone to a lot of trouble to get that length right , er and to tune the box and all this that and the other and get the right , I do n't know maybe er just think oh you know you just build this , put this massive speaker in and call it a sub based woofer |
| 18 | " Somebody 's gone to a lot of trouble to remove anything that might give a clue to his identity , " Redpath said . |
| 19 | Dinner 's in an hour , and Nightingale 's gone to a lot of trouble . |