Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [verb] a lot " in BNC.

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1 Hitachi says it has already done a lot of work on the application of image recognition techniques , including the development of a method of automatic Table of Contents generation , which uses the detection of changes in colour distribution to distinguish different frames , thus making possible the automatic analysis of camera work .
2 The 5.3-litre engine and 3-speed automatic gearbox have gone replaced by the 6-litre V12 and 4speed gearbox that has already done a lot to transform the XJ saloons .
3 There is really no way of knowing how long it takes to develop an actor who has already gained a lot from work in university .
4 The Water People has already received a lot of good reviews , and Simpson is a long way into his next project , a sort of autobiography .
5 Once again the LARGE PRINT option is a feature which has already brought a lot of knitters into the CML order book and at £5.50 inc p&p this is summer knitting at ‘ pick-your-own ’ prices .
6 The part of me that is a lesbian has always had a lot of support and nurturing from friends around .
7 The box has always had a lot to answer for .
8 John Byrne says … he 's looking forward to playing first team football again and has still got a lot of goals left in him
9 He has also retained a lot of the old emphasis .
10 But having spent all his career in a family business , Sir Adrian has inevitably given a lot of thought to the responsibility a company should have for the community in which it operates .
11 His approach has undoubtedly helped a lot of people to understand the complexities of biological evolution .
12 In '77 , the New Musical Express helped briefly to divert a lot of punks away from the nihilism of the Sex Pistols towards Rock Against Racism and the Anti-Nazi League .
13 Well , he has certainly done a lot to change it .
14 One thing is certain , Fergie 's plight has certainly moved a lot of newspapers , even if it has n't moved the public .
15 So that it 's it it has certainly got a lot of value an exercise like that , even with entirely good conditions .
16 The German government has never spent a lot of money on culture , and after reunification it cut the social , not the cultural , budget which is absurdly low anyhow .
17 Yes they 'd still got a lot of those tins left .
18 They , they 'd still got , anyway they 'd still got a lot of tinned stuff
19 I 'm sitting pretty in a nice house with a successful businessman and you 're left slaving away teaching a lot of nasty little children the ABC . ’
20 Everyone has the goal of development but the method of getting there varies a lot . ’
21 Having just given a lot of money back .
22 And it may have still seemed a lot of money at I think one thousand seven hundred and fifty pounds , I ca n't comment or not not having seen the size of the estate , but it compares quite well with the five thousand one hundred and sixty sixty pound Five hu Five thousand seven hundred and sixteen pounds that the Midland bank charge on the particular estate .
23 Floriade also has a lot more to offer than the splendid horticultural displays ; there will be varying music festivals including a jazz festival , fashion shows and even an amphitheatre where an assortment of shows will be staged by countries form around the world .
24 ‘ There has been a lot of talk about taxing invalidity benefit , children 's clothes and food which would have drastically affected a lot of people , especially those needing special diets .
25 He must have been as tired as she was , having undoubtedly had a lot less sleep …
26 My wife 's very religious now , she goes there to pray a lot . ’
27 Er I think also helps a lot in this process er and that 's that 's particularly er relevant of the audit practice almost starting to be reduced into the tax practice as well .
28 When we look out in space ( and hence back in time ) to a redshift of 2 to 3 , we do indeed see a lot of quasars .
29 That 's actually all I want to say about the flipchart unless anybody 's any other comments I mean Jeff 's you 've obviously got a lot of experience in a do you feel there 's any anything further than that I know I 've covered it very briefly .
30 It 's it 's something I 've obviously thought a lot about .
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