Example sentences of "[noun pl] have [vb pp] a lot " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | The general quality and variety of bread offered in London restaurants has improved a lot in the last few years , but not at the Ritz . |
| 3 | The designers have paid a lot of attention to safety , says Robert Chevillon , deputy general manager . |
| 4 | Users and manufacturers have expended a lot of time and effort trying to find ways to improve computer security . |
| 5 | His roles have meant a lot of work in ‘ behind the scenes matters ’ , looking after the systems that underpin the Company 's computer facilities . |
| 6 | Harnesses have progressed a lot from the early designs of the 1970s , and there are now three different types in use : |
| 7 | Polly 's parents had entertained a lot , and dinner for up to twenty people two or three times a week was not unusual . |
| 8 | ‘ The contractors had done a lot of the work , but we had to go over some of it again , including painting the wooden treads on the stairs just to make sure it was right , ’ he explained . |
| 9 | And the farm has , last three years has lost a lot of money and er they had one farm at Colkirk which they 've now sold and er they just sort of decided they wanted to make the , they had a big barn , a big white barn which was a real old barn and he wanted to make that into a house . |
| 10 | Opinion polls suggest that the two rebels have attracted a lot of sympathy . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Many dealers have lost a lot of money on stocking BSB systems which they can not now sell . |
| 13 | First , because farmers have paid a lot of attention to improving the quality of their output and doing it as efficiently as possible , but have not taken time to tell the consumer and the general public about the efforts that have been made . |
| 14 | But er the consumption of those er goods have reduced a lot because the new generation 's er I think do n't bother to eat those things . |
| 15 | Such studies have received a lot of publicity , so it is small wonder that the average family doctor suspects a psychological cause rather than a physical one , especially where patients complain of multiple symptoms . |
| 16 | HORROR movies have changed a lot in recent years . |
| 17 | The final word on Tony Iommi 's custom-built JD guitar has to come from John Diggins himself : ‘ Apart from the fact that Tony 's been threatening to take me out for a drink ever since I 've known him , things have changed a lot , and now we do n't get the time to get together any more . |
| 18 | One of the things I would like say is , that although many things have changed a lot of things have stayed very much the same |
| 19 | But er things have changed a lot these days . |
| 20 | Quality Circles have received a lot of attention in the media over the last three years but , in general , studies of Circles have so far been limited to subjective analysis by interested parties . |
| 21 | In recent years , fraud cases involving professionals had received a lot of publicity in Scotland , but there had also been a surge in mortgage and cheque frauds , primarily at the expense of banks . |
| 22 | These girls had learned a lot from their peace camp . |
| 23 | My tears have washed a lot of the make-up from that eye and there 's a black streak running down my cheek . |
| 24 | In 1989 , 1990 and 1991 New Millennium holidays have attracted a lot of favourable comments in the news media of which the following are a few examples : |
| 25 | Yeah because there 's a lot , I mean cereals have got a lot of vitamins and iron in ai n't they ? |
| 26 | It 's embarrassing and they take advantage especially at parties where some girls have had a lot to drink . ’ |
| 27 | 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 . ’ |
| 28 | Well she she told me that your M E type symptoms had got a lot worse and I said that 's we had at That 's what I chatted with her about the other day but |
| 29 | Naturally , my expectations of men have changed a lot since then : I no longer think that toe jam is a prerequisite of masculinity . |
| 30 | Maintaining that calm , uncaring façade even for just a few minutes had taken a lot out of her , and she felt the faint beginnings of a headache behind her eyes . |