Example sentences of "[conj] [vb mod] [verb] a lot " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he believes that there are developments around the corner that could bring a lot of changes for the better , not least of them , technological changes . |
| 2 | A little idea that could help a lot of women , every day . |
| 3 | By reversing his previous stand and meeting the Dalai Lama , Mr Bush was perhaps taking the steam out of a growing congressional effort to do something that would injure a lot more than China 's pride : the cancelling of China 's most-favoured-nation ( MFN ) trading status . |
| 4 | ‘ I mean , if you were to find out something that would make a lot of difference , in the cheating line , would you tell me ? ’ |
| 5 | Nevertheless the Cuk converter topology seems likely to remain an outsider until a true trade-off comparison can be made between Cuk and Buck at a series of realistic equivalent performance levels , a task that would take a lot of time , but whose results would be of great interest to many in the power supply design field . |
| 6 | You 've behaved in a way that will cause a lot of trouble . |
| 7 | This is a country that can support a lot more natives if properly settled . |
| 8 | Yet , as the latest troubles with Olympia & York and the Tokyo stock market remind us , the recession shows no sign of ending and could get a lot worse unless real interest rates are brought down with a bang — and that means willingness to put the exchange rate mechanism second to domestic monetary policy . |
| 9 | ( Alice was very good at her school lessons and could remember a lot of things like this . ) |
| 10 | You always knew when she was annoyed , because she went icy cool and would smile a lot , rather like all the best gangsters do in films — a frightening dichotomy . |
| 11 | It does have a use , in that one day people will be on Mars and will get a lot of knowledge from exploration of the martian poles . |
| 12 | Technology director of ICL operations Steve Sowery says the company spent a lot of time and will spend a lot of money on positioning the new ICL range . |
| 13 | The pension reform is skilfully organised , and will save a lot of money ( though most of this will help the social-security fund , not the government budget ) . |
| 14 | It shows that Brutus is a very thoughtful person who cares a lot about his fellow humans and will risk a lot to help them when he feels that they are in need ie. he will risk his position in the rule to make sure that Caesar will not bring any harm to the general public . |
| 15 | I have always wanted to do this as I love my hair and can do a lot with it . |
| 16 | The adze is a heavy tool and can do a lot of damage . |