Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] have [vb pp] a lot " in BNC.
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| 1 | Luis Vargas , an Archuar Indian , said that Indians no longer wanted British Gas on their land and were no longer prepared to negotiate with the company , " British Gas has done a lot of damage in our forest " he said . |
| 2 | Get the bomb squad out any way , but erm , the British army has got a lot of important that 's they way we would fight the Russians , take over a small hamlet , mortify it and that 's how the only way we would ever up the Russian 's grass nest , they take it very seriously , so what they did if they tell us how to do it , walks us through , show us what to do , let us do it and then they 'd make us do it again , but without any mistakes and that , it was really good and they showed us how to er mortify up a house , go , going through all the sewers and stuff is quite fun |
| 3 | Hodge commented in a letter to Goodfellow , ‘ The old man has made a lot of unfortunate statements … he wants to set up separate government now and drive Russians out … |
| 4 | After reading this you will not be an expert on fusion science , but you will realise that fusions fluctuating fortunes have had a lot to do with the way in which the science and technology developed . |
| 5 | Corporate hospitality has become a lot more sophisticated , as the growth of sailing events illustrates . |
| 6 | David Murray became chairman at Ibrox in 1988 and , asked about the Liverpool manager 's record in the transfer market , said : ‘ Sure Graeme has spent a lot of cash but he 's sold well as well . |
| 7 | The role of food colourings , preservatives and other additives in hyperkinetic syndrome has received a lot of publicity . |
| 8 | As my hon. Friend has said , our regulatory climate has encouraged a lot of inward investment . |
| 9 | For years the British confectionary industry has talked a lot of bunkum about its products . |
| 10 | Although Conservative Members have had a lot to say on the subject , in Standing Committee E the hon. Member for Maidstone ( Miss Widdecombe ) said : ’ The effect of the amendments ’ — in other words , an amendment to the Bill in order to make these affirmative orders — ’ would be that all regulations under the Bill would be subject to the affirmative procedure . ’ |
| 11 | The G M B's European officer has contributed a lot here and at the cutting edge in Brussels . |
| 12 | ‘ Well , I 'll tell you what , the guitar 's a little bit more shallow when you 've got to sing and play some of this shit , and the new album 's got a lot of riffs , but I 'll rise to the occasion . |
| 13 | But this young boy 's got a lot of space . |
| 14 | The New Internationalist has changed a lot over the years . |
| 15 | The new Chaplain had done a lot of good work and was given back up by the other Chaplains . |
| 16 | The Labour Party 's changed a lot of it 's policies already so maybe they 're getting close to David Owen , I do n't know . |
| 17 | The raising of revenue by local authorities has generated a lot of litigation in the last decade as rate-capped and community charge-capped authorities have sought to challenge the legality of the caps imposed by central government . |
| 18 | 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 . |