Example sentences of "[pron] have [verb] quite a lot " in BNC.
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1 | I see I 've got quite a lot to learn about them . |
2 | Well yes I had to spend quite a lot of time on the line to her because er her husband 's been quite ill with bladder trouble . |
3 | Sorry Chief Administrator Officer and I had to provide quite a lot of statistical information which I 'd never done before but nevertheless I , I made a fairly reasonable job of it , I had an assistant and erm I , I think I got fairly well known amongst the councillors and people who mattered and then went . |
4 | Erm , so you would leave what I call this deadwood lying on your spreadsheet , cells that are using up memory , they 're not needed any more erm , on many people 's spreadsheets I 've discovered quite a lot of deadwood using up large amounts of memory , like in some people 's cases two-thirds of the memory used by the deadwood . |
5 | The diabetes can sometimes disappear if you lose weight and maybe that will happen to me one of these days as I 've lost quite a lot recently . |
6 | 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 . |
7 | Yeah , I 've read I do n't think I 've read every thousand pages of it , but I 've , I 've I 've done quite a lot of of it yes . |
8 | Well I 've heard quite a lot of it so why I should bring the subject up then everyone started talking about it . |
9 | I 've always thought very highly of Michael Jaffé , until recently Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum , and I 've had quite a lot of pleasant conversations with him . |
10 | ‘ I 've collated quite a lot of information from the researchers , ’ Paula commented sitting at her desk . |
11 | I , I mean Dave , I 've spent quite a lot of my time slagging him off but to his face I 'm really nice . |
12 | ‘ It 's all been very interesting and I 've learned quite a lot of things I did n't know before . |
13 | ‘ I 've got quite a lot of hair but it 's fine so , to make it look good , I need to spend a great deal of effort on it . |
14 | and I used them this year and they er I 've got quite a lot of Right furry I was er hoping to get I do n't think these 'll come out somehow . |
15 | I 've got quite a lot of money , I think . |
16 | Oh yeah , yeah , mm , mm , mm , mm , yeah , erm , yes I 've got quite a lot of catalogues really I |
17 | Well I 've got quite a lot of experience I mean I 've |
18 | I 've got quite a lot of apple , so you can have some |
19 | Yes but I I 've got quite a lot |
20 | I ca n't re , I I ca n't remember when we exactly started , I 've got quite a lot this term . |
21 | You know I 've got quite a lot of material from the corpus from it . |
22 | I 've got quite a lot of little carvings er , from I got one from er |
23 | Erm hang on I 've got quite a lot , I 'm meant to be going to choir tonight but I really ca n't be bothered , I mean |
24 | I 'm afraid so , I mean a lot of these things , you can have a basic idea , and then your flowers do n't turn up at the markets and all them sort of things , although we 've got a wonderful garden and I 've got quite a lot I can use . |
25 | From my point of view I have achieved quite a lot of those , I am very punctual and helpful . |
26 | ‘ Anyway , I have written quite a lot , ’ he lied , in splendid good heart . |
27 | Every time I wonder about going to join George and to use my TEFL qualification , I wonder how I would REALLY do teaching English to people , though I guess I have had quite a lot of ad hoc and ungrammatical ( ! ) experience with the various language students who have stayed here . |
28 | The Foreign Secretary said : ‘ My right honourable friend knows that I have spent quite a lot of time in the last four years as Home Secretary , with his full support , trying to plug loopholes , trying to keep our immigration control strict and fair . |
29 | Meanwhile , back in Austria , where I have spent quite a lot of time , the school kids are very confident and self-assured . |
30 | I was about to respond that she 'd added quite a lot to the letters , but Masha came out of the bathroom . |