Example sentences of "does a lot " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( ‘ What kind of man does a lot for me ? /Superman with a lobotomy . ’ ) |
| 2 | This institute , with over 150 researchers , does a lot of work for the federal government : it specialises in data , not policy recommendations . |
| 3 | ‘ Some of these ladies may never have taken an exam in their lives , ’ says Sue , ‘ and getting the certificate does a lot in terms of confidence building . |
| 4 | In fact , he does a lot of the manufacturing for us . |
| 5 | Your Bristol & West Mortgage Advisor is the ‘ anchorman ’ ( or woman ) for the whole operation — and does a lot more than just give you a ‘ yes ’ or ‘ no ’ when you ask for a mortgage . |
| 6 | But for anyone who does a lot of travelling by car or lorry , simply reducing the amount of travelling can significantly lessen exposure to exhaust fumes . |
| 7 | ‘ Lynn does a lot of talking . |
| 8 | It has certainly been proved by the medical profession that stroking an animal lowers human blood pressure ( and does a lot for the animal too ) . |
| 9 | My sister Elizabeth does a lot of charitable work in orphanages . |
| 10 | So I brought it to Gary Brawer , the San Francisco luthier who does a lot of my setup work and he filled it up — took out the springs and the bar and filled it all up with ash and we put in a regular DiMarzio stop tailpiece , with through-the-body strings . |
| 11 | The Royal Family does a lot of sterling work for charity and the Queen is known to adore dogs . |
| 12 | ‘ Sinead does a lot of very nice things but only gets negative publicity . |
| 13 | Their English language is needing some work even though Cath does a lot of work with them on their English , so please pray for this . |
| 14 | ‘ He helps a lot with kids and does a lot of good work behind the scenes . |
| 15 | For anyone who does a lot of ‘ cut and sew ’ these templates would prove most useful . |
| 16 | For anyone who does a lot of knitting , the initial time spent learning how to use the program will be more than compensated for , because once you have saved your work on to disk , the same garment shape and / or stitch pattern can be used time and time again . |
| 17 | He does a lot of work , and he does a lot for many charities , for example The Sports Aid Foundation . |
| 18 | He does a lot of work , and he does a lot for many charities , for example The Sports Aid Foundation . |
| 19 | He does a lot of business in Turin and I just told him I was going there . ’ |
| 20 | I think she does a lot and helps a lot of people . ’ |
| 21 | The adult education service does a lot of good in such circumstances . |
| 22 | She said : ‘ It does a lot of harm . |
| 23 | The pervasiveness of a version of religion as culturally cosmetic subtly does a lot of harm to people ; it can be very dismissive and hurtful , marginalizing what makes a religious person tick . |
| 24 | Turning to , turning to entertainment and media investments er , it was a very tough year for the Tussaud group and starting with the er , Gulf War er , and erm , the only Tussaud business that , that does a lot of business in the first quarter is erm , Marylebone Road and you may remember that the Gulf War caused foreign tourists to stop coming to London and er , also erm , British tourists stopped coming to London and during that time attendances were actually twenty five percent down , so the recovery from there is , has been very good . |
| 25 | Eddie Gray is an occasional Radio 5 match commentator and does a lot of sports writing in the upmarket tabloids ( I do n't read them so do n't ask me which one ) . |
| 26 | He does a lot of celebrity after-dinner speaking like Franky Worthington Frank seems to appear in every charity penalty shootout or random presentation at Elland Road before a game , usually in the company of a page three girl and clad in an appalling 70s suit and to massive cheers from the Kop : - ) . |
| 27 | You , you know how I feel , I mean er Rob does a lot of good work but he keeps it all to himself and we 've got ta be bigger than keeping it to ourselves , it 's everybody 's responsibility vocational education from right down from year seven right the way across the board , they 've got ta |
| 28 | Mister high-flier does a lot more than that . |
| 29 | She does a lot of horse riding , erm , she has n't got her own horse any more , but she uses a local stable and gets to ride once , once a week or once a fortnight . |
| 30 | As he looked back at her , waiting , she forced herself to elaborate , ‘ Like me , Arnie 's a teacher , and he does a lot of extra-curricular work . |