Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] to a lot " in BNC.

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1 I 've come to a lot of conclusions about myself within the last four months .
2 We 've gone to a lot of trouble here to promote good relations with the local community and I 'm not going to have all that good work vitiated by a totally unnecessary legal action , particularly not now when work will soon begin on the new reactor . ‘
3 ‘ You 've gone to a lot of trouble , ’ he said , opening it out .
4 You 've gone to a lot of trouble . ’
5 I 've listened to a lot of interest to the people who 've been commenting about the future and the schools and the young children coming in .
6 ‘ I have spoken to a lot of residents who feel very strongly that this sort of statement is irresponsible , ’ he said .
7 Remarks ( i ) If the reader feels we have gone to a lot of trouble to establish a result which is " obvious " we ask him on what grounds he bases his belief i this result ?
8 This is it you see , I mean a , a company like or have gone to a lot of trouble to get that length right , er and to tune the box and all this that and the other and get the right , I do n't know maybe er just think oh you know you just build this , put this massive speaker in and call it a sub based woofer
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