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

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1 " Basically I use a lot of different hostas and the alchemillas because the lovely bold shape of the hosta leaves goes with the finer stems of alchemilla .
2 Obviously I have a lot more information on some than others , who may just appear as names and addresses .
3 so I had a lot of contacts and I enjoyed it .
4 I had a very very hard time just to look after my ill daughter , and I was trying to get help from everybody , but er I had a tremendous help er the neighbours were very good with me , the relations , my husband 's friends at work , er and er my own sisters and my brothers and their wives and my , my mum and dad , so I had a lot of support from everybody .
5 That 's how she wants it so I done a lot .
6 Well we had er , we took out all the gear for that , so I knew a lot , being a crane driver I 'd know what gear I wanted but a lot of these stevedores what are on there now , they were lorry drivers and they ai n't got a clue what they do , so there part of my job meant I 'd go round and give advice .
7 I think , a lot of it , you know I was burning a bit so I think a lot of it was sort of it thinking about that blooming boiler .
8 I spend I spend a lot of time with them so I spend a lot talking to them .
9 I 'm opening my own business so I need a lot of money
10 Probably some degree of oddness is an inescapable penalty for calling an unestablished unit into service ; this abnormality may be very slight , as in A large novel fell on my head , or it may be considerable , as in I received a lot of kindness from him — would you like to try a bottle ? :
11 And I think that is why er er I acquired my taste for it , still I read a lot .
12 I thought you would Chairman , take it later I see a lot of hands up on the other side .
13 I mean , I mean there are er there are , I mean they probably I think a lot of them probably are not social work qualified .
14 of course , now I put a lot of my .
15 When I was in Hawaii I practised for eight or nine hours a day ; now I practise a lot less , but I do so a lot more efficiently and effectively .
16 ‘ Just as well I know a lot more about nursing than some of these young Australian madams , ’ Buzz sniffed .
17 Well I mean a lot of it ca n't be measured you know ?
18 and he treated his horse well I mean a lot of these horseman , good horseman treated the horse better than they did the wife !
19 Well I think a lot of it was erm ignorance .
20 Well I think a lot of evaluation does go on .
21 Well I think a lot of women are looking for an equal partnership really erm where the rules are laid down and they know where they stand , you know .
22 Well I do a lot !
23 There 's three of you so , well I do a lot more washing than you do n't I ?
24 Well I feel a lot better .
25 Well I feel a lot better today .
26 Who else has n't I bet a lot of you have just lumped Luxe Luxembourg in with Germany and France .
27 And do n't I lie a lot .
28 Maybe I do a lot of things .
29 And then I know a lot people who now in retirement do not have a bath , because they ca n't be confident enough at getting out of a bath , so they say oh well I manage with a shower .
30 with the National Health , then I have a lot , more contact with her than with most other groups .
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