Example sentences of "[noun sg] do [verb] a lot " in BNC.
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| 1 | But a separate room does mean a lot of running back and forth with this and that , so perhaps it 's not really the best option . |
| 2 | Nevertheless , a foot sweep does require a lot of power to prevent it from degenerating into no more than a shin attack . |
| 3 | The money they had to pay the sheep for the Cuddly Woolly Protection Racket did seem a lot . |
| 4 | The objective is not to report on an individual teacher , but appraisals have highlighted teachers whose performance does leave a lot to be desired . |
| 5 | But the deprivation of her early childhood in the depressed North East does explain a lot . |
| 6 | So he said it would n't involve much , but to run a fete does involve a lot of work . |
| 7 | Must be pleased , as was Ken Vasey we spoke to earlier , that you did n't concede a goal for the second game in succession , and the defence does look a lot tighter does n't it ? |
| 8 | It is true to say Dad did make a lot of money when , for a year or two during World War I , he had his own little factory and a War Department contract for uniforms . |
| 9 | Because surgery does give a lot of women more confidence and men as well . |
| 10 | Yes , the Rat Pack did have a lot of fun . |