Example sentences of "[noun sg] have [vb pp] a lot " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think black music and dance have given a lot of kids a break , but I 'd like to see the kind of dance I 'm into opened up just as much . ’ |
| 2 | However , recently , perhaps the conceptual basis for the teaching of engineering has shifted somewhat from that of an academic subject to a professional subject and indeed the professional institutions of engineering , and the Engineering Council have influenced a lot the ways in which the subject has grown up . |
| 3 | Now the District Council have taken a lot of money off this town , over the market stalls now , for a number of years , and I believe if they 're going to do a scheme like this which has been going on now for over eight years , it should be done all in one go . |
| 4 | ‘ There are plenty of apples in my home town but no other fruit , and the team have eaten a lot of fruit since they have been here , ’ he said . |
| 5 | Forest have had a lot of dodgy results lately . |
| 6 | But in the past 10 years physiological and pharmacological laboratories around the world have done a lot of research on acupuncture . |
| 7 | He is an excellent carpenter and the couple have done a lot of DIY throughout their home . |
| 8 | ‘ People this year have spent a lot of time paying off their debts and credit cards and digging into their savings . ’ |
| 9 | I 'm sure you 're mum and dad have got a lot ! |
| 10 | which of course have lost a lot of money in the last year or two . |
| 11 | But North Down have earned a lot of respect with their performances this season and Robin Haire , Adrian Semple and Charlie McCrum are all potential match winners . |
| 12 | The family have experienced a lot of conflict with George 's school and since moving home some twelve months ago have made efforts , unsuccessfully , to transfer their children to a different primary school . |