Example sentences of "[vb -s] had a lot " in BNC.

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1 Other than that last point ( which goes some way towards alienating the Champ 25SE from its natural ally , the Stratocaster ) this is a good , solidly made amplifier , which has had a lot of thought put into its design , is likely to maintain its resale value and deserves examination .
2 Ray has had a lot to do with that . ’
3 A man who has had a lot of success in a relatively short space of time — he has been training 15 years — Homer Scott has already had a Liverpool winner .
4 For someone who is only 24 Charlie Swan has had a lot of falls and has broken both legs and arms as well as his nose .
5 Like you say , I do n't think he can be too good at , if he tried , he has had a lot of injuries apparently .
6 And a word about your two drivers Eddy — you 've got one with a lot of experience , one has had a lot of experience of pre-qualifying , but has n't really done much Grand Prix racing , is that a good balance ?
7 He 's had a lot of fuss made of him in Britain , but if he 'd have been an American , his win would probably have rated one line in their papers . ’
8 It 's not a vocation for him but he 's had a lot of work published including calendars and photographs for the sleeves of telephone books .
9 Unix System Laboratories , which has never officially been part of X/Open though it 's had a lot of informal dealings with it , is also expected to take advantage of the new technical membership and sign up .
10 " He 's had a lot of trouble , " breathed Alice , on her face the look of one who compassionately contemplates human misery , absolving it from blame .
11 She 's had a lot to drink !
12 She 's had a lot of off me today .
13 Yes I think er people should hear that er er er the royal family 's had a lot of correction in the past with the outside world and er come and go and you know , people know the royal family very well and they attract a lot of business , a lot of things go on behind the scenes whether it 's from glamour point of view .
14 It 's not a vocation for him but he 's had a lot of work published including calendars and photographs for the sleeves of the telephone books .
15 Whereabout I mean certainly in recent years anyway , 's had a lot of erm bad publicity in the press and certainly in the press and
16 ‘ She 's had a lot of knocks in her life , although you might not think it to look at her , perhaps .
17 ‘ She 's had a lot of disappointments in her life .
18 But he 's had a lot of space and he 's by and large used it very very well .
19 ‘ Oh , ’ I said , ‘ he 's had a lot of heavy conversations with you .
20 and obviously she 's had a lot of bad experiences we ca n't go into now , but people , people do n't trust the drug companies because of all this long history and experiences .
21 No no , there are natural , we always have a strong preference for something but we can actually develop them , just like management style we have a strong preference for , for one style but it is something that we can learn can get more and try and rationale sort of like theoretical we can try and rationalize what 's perhaps happening is that in situations when we 're not gaining a lot and it could be that it 's because it 's had a lot of activity and we can actually gain more from it we can rationalize it and analyze it .
22 But in the last few months he 's had a lot to cope with following the death of his best friend in a road accident .
23 Well it certainly is but er I 've grown potatoes myself for years and never had any trouble with them boiling into the water but this year I can not get a good potato , all of my usual favourites like Estima which I 've found is a usually good all round potato , it it 's a monkey for boiling into the water and one thing I can only assume is that the weather 's had a lot to do with it , my ground 's been waterlogged most of the season .
24 It 's pretty grimy but it 's had a lot of attention .
25 She 's had a lot to put up with .
26 Well I suppose he 's had a lot of flack , I mean look at the
27 She 's had a lot of that today .
28 She 's had a lot to put up with .
29 She 's had a lot of ups and downs , Christmas , New Year 's Eve night Rudy and I went to a party , Pam 's daughter 's party , it 's her eighteenth and at quarter to twelve when they started getting ready to ring the chimes in , at midnight Wendy said I ca n't stay Joy I 'm gon na have to go I said oh alright then , I said I see you alright , are you alright ?
30 He 's had a lot to drink today have n't you ?
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