Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] a lot [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Quicker than Sterland — but he was also quicker than a lot of defenders in those days . |
| 2 | Also his playing career with us was far shorter than a lot of these blokes . |
| 3 | Yeah this geezer who 's doing this cos a lot of his songs are like , it 's like vocal , like the vocal version to these sort of like stuff about Jamaica throw away your guns and sort of |
| 4 | Not all the the MPs are voting for this because a lot of people ca n't have work , let alone have a pay increase . |
| 5 | Well , it is really strange , because I 've done quite a lot of stage work , but it 's funny because a lot of people — even other film actors — do n't know about it . |
| 6 | Although my hand may be bigger than a lot of people 's , it 's still a hand — it 's not a block of wood . |
| 7 | It 's wonderful to be back but it 's also very sad because a lot of people are still in Iraq and Kuwait and they need to be got out . |
| 8 | Yeah , incredible cos a lot of people said already , like they 've heard it and they think it 's amazing . |
| 9 | I am older because I have learnt , I am younger because a lot of me consisted of things older people had taught me . |
| 10 | I think that er , I 'll be very brief because a lot of it 's already been said , and you 've already , Mr Chairman picked up Mr on his dodgy figures , erm , with his five million , erm , because what that was about , just under three million was actually fulfilling our election pledges , which is something we have noticeably failed to see from this Conservative government . |
| 11 | Still , overall we thought ourselves lucky because a lot of other houses in the street had rats as well as mice , which was much worse because at least mice do n't bite or nibble at human feet … |
| 12 | But I do n't feel as if , I mean it 's it 's not the most pleasant thing in the world but it 's certainly fucking sa it 's safer than a lot of their more easier to put on and take off than and fucking safer and more effective than a lot of their contraception devices . |
| 13 | Also I did n't have much money , and barn owls are much cheaper than a lot of birds of prey . |
| 14 | So try twelve pennies and find all the numbers that will multiply together to make twelve and one you mentioned earlier which was very good cos a lot of people forget it was just twelve ones or one twelve . |
| 15 | I think they can be very useful because a lot of having monarchy brings , you know , American tourists , a big influx into the country , and whether that 's good or not it 's certainly brings money into the country , so that from that point of view it 's quite good to have them . |
| 16 | ‘ We was in t'workhouse together and 'e 'll do as 'e 's told , which is more than a lot of 'usbands does . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I think it 'd take more than a lot of nomes and some string to fly it , anyway . ’ |
| 18 | I feel I commit myself more than a lot of people . |
| 19 | ‘ No more than a lot of people . |
| 20 | " Your saints are nothing more than a lot of mischief-makers . " |
| 21 | You have a loving family ; that 's more than a lot of people get . ’ |
| 22 | I 've been doing fair bit more than a lot of them because they |
| 23 | I find that his vitality , his sort of erm sense of rightness is incredibly interesting and much more rewarding than a lot of things that are going on on the Continent . |
| 24 | and I was better qualified than a lot of guys in my class and yet they left college and got a job right away ! |
| 25 | I wo n't say any more because a lot of it in the back of the telephone manual , on facilities , so it 's all explained there . |
| 26 | Hm. 's furniture is very much more practical than a lot of the traditional stuff that 's sold in the shops at vast expense is n't it ? |
| 27 | The celebrated cases make the point that in spite of its ill-deserved reputation , Glasgow is actually more peaceful than a lot of other places I could think of … unless , of course , you were an innocent wee serving lassie in 1862 . |
| 28 | Manager Frank Gray said : ‘ I think the standard of the Third Division is higher than a lot of people expected . |
| 29 | ‘ That 's a lot higher than a lot of our competitors are achieving . ’ |
| 30 | As a sport it 's safer than a lot of other outdoor sports , including rock climbing . |