Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] [verb] a lot " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tom Murray did not want to have a lot of girlfriends , but just one for good , one he could be deeply serious about . |
| 2 | They do not need to drink a lot , though , getting most of their water from the vegetation they eat . |
| 3 | Aye you 're , aye you 're not going to use a lot . |
| 4 | I mean if they 're only giving three marks for it you 're not going to do a lot of geometry and all sorts of constructions and complicated things . |
| 5 | No , I mean , England have bowled much better at him and Tufnell 's for example is , is very difficult to get away because it is spinning a little bit and I 'm sure that they , the England bowlers must have said to themselves , we 're not going to bowl a lot of short balls at , at we must keep it full length , erm , and so part of this slow score is due to better England bowling . |
| 6 | We 're not going to get a lot of serious bearing enquiries . |
| 7 | Not going to make a lot of difference surely . |
| 8 | I mean if we do n't have compatible systems , then it 's not going to make a lot of it will make a difference , but not going to make as much difference , but I think if we do it could it really could be revolutionary . |
| 9 | Another Nottingham volunteer , Sue , said , ‘ I may not have lost a lot in pounds but it 's great to know I can lose inches from parts I did n't think I could ever reduce . ’ |
| 10 | Darlington appeal co-ordinator Michelle Le-Neveu said donations did not have to cost a lot but should be high in nutrition like tinned fish or meat . |
| 11 | The odd crisp packet , beer can or carrier bag may not seem to make a lot of difference , but they soon add up and begin to poison and suffocate pond and wildlife , as well as encouraging the spread of disease . |
| 12 | This hypothesis does not seem to have a lot going for it because , at the time Matthew — or whoever — was writing , there would still have been a few people around who could say something like I do n't remember any star ! ' ) |
| 13 | As I am not planning to spend a lot on the engine I need something I can perhaps restore myself . |
| 14 | ‘ I did n't fancy having a lot of kids tearing about the house , but , having brought up my own , I did n't feel I had an excuse . |
| 15 | I really would like a holiday , but I do n't want to spend a lot of money , and then come home and find an atmosphere . |
| 16 | But no we were n't expected to do a lot in the house . |
| 17 | I 've lived in this town long enough to know that when people are talking about a picture in a certain way you do n't need to spend a lot of money on hype , just a little in the right media and the nominations start piling up . |
| 18 | It would be a good idea to develop a formula for using this kind of programme so that you know precisely what kind of item you are looking for and , if you can arrange for a regular supply , you do n't need to spend a lot of time viewing it to work out how you are going to use it . |
| 19 | Now you know the game so I do n't need to spend a lot time . |
| 20 | ‘ I do n't like eating a lot late at night , ’ said Scarlet . |
| 21 | ‘ Well Kensington is n't going to do a lot either so that solves that problem . ’ |
| 22 | Obviously throwing a bucket of water over them is n't going to do a lot of good , so if there is a likelihood of it happening , you 'll need to be prepared . |
| 23 | The vast majority hire boots and skis so you do n't have to spend a lot of money on gear before you find out if skiing is for you . |
| 24 | You do n't have to spend a lot of money to look just nice looking I mean d' you know , er just you know nice appearing , clean appearing or something like that that will do and beauty most of it its come from inside . |
| 25 | So for the majority of formulae that 's all you need to do to make the formulae copyable , so when I got this extra product to insert just insert the rows , copy the formula down and that change is made very quickly indeed , I do n't have to spend a lot of time understanding and editing the formulae . |
| 26 | ‘ You do n't have to do a lot of snooping to find out who my wife is . |
| 27 | She did n't have to do a lot to get results . |
| 28 | near , well not quite seven so I mean I do n't have to do a lot but I just liked to er take my time and you know |
| 29 | It 's you do n't have to sell a lot if er you 've got a couple of full pages and a couple halves . |
| 30 | Ready for the season so that I would n't have to buy a lot of things when you were busy . |