Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] a lot [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They had to go through a lot of blocks . |
| 2 | But it 's tr it 's true in most , if you do clinical medicine erm er ophthalmic optics you do n't get to play with the patients until quite a way on , and most of them do n't even get a chance to observe for a lot of it . |
| 3 | We have got to go to work with a lot of of of er tension and pressure on us . |
| 4 | The only problem with the job was that I had to work on a lot of Saturdays , which naturally interfered with my athletics , though the company were quite generous in giving me time off . |
| 5 | ‘ We just do n't think it is helpful to talk about a lot of these things while we are in this process , ’ he said . |
| 6 | I hated The Osmonds … but the idea is to use that image to talk about a lot of darker subjects . |
| 7 | You 've got to be prepared to listen to a lot of varied opinions about many difficult problems , assess the people who give you those opinions and at the end of the day you 've got to be very decisive and determined . |
| 8 | We used to listen to a lot of radio , but we did n't have a record player or anything like that for ages . |
| 9 | One of Niki 's tactics in that elaborate form of board game called ‘ driver negotiations ’ ( i.e. how does a driver get the best car and the most money ? ) was always to talk to a lot of teams , hinting , not so subtly , that ‘ if the package was right ’ , he could be seduced . |
| 10 | As regards size , to come to the second point , the Government amendments still seem to contemplate that sixteen should be the norm er but in practice , I would expect a great many exceptions to be made where for example there are number of constituent authorities er as in Greater Manchester er where there 's er a combination of urban areas and large rural areas , or where the authority tends to function through a lot of sub-committees each of which have to be manned as in Greater Man as in Merseyside . |
| 11 | Although it is a good idea to make several copies at a time of your c.v. , especially if you are going to apply for a lot of jobs ‘ on spec. ’ , do not get too many done at once . |
| 12 | He used to buy in a lot of delicacies to pretend to his family that Gina could cook . |
| 13 | You just have to look round a lot of trophy cabinets and you can see a lot of locally sponsored cups and trophies in there . |
| 14 | Because of the size of the data this is a large commitment to space which is only worthwhile where a large number of people want to look at a lot of the data . |
| 15 | In practice if you are back checking files and such like , if you find something that is current word which should comply and you find something that has n't been appropriately signed or whatever , if it 's easy to get it done yes do it yes , if it 's not easy to get it done erm , it may be , you 've got to use your judgement because I do n't want you to go into a lot of work , but it may make sense to make a final note we are aware that this was n't done correctly this person has been reminded , or |
| 16 | Leicester have had to cope with a lot of injuries in the early part of the season the most serious blow the loss of Steve Walsh . |
| 17 | If someone is going to put off a lot of their own money in order to get into parliament , we can , then we can hardly trust them to look to the general interests once they 're there , they 'll want a return on their investment of some sorts . |
| 18 | Invest in training for the systems manager who will then be able to deal with a lot of problems that arise . |
| 19 | Erm and that 's I suppose was the point I was trying to make earlier that al that 's why abusers sometimes find it very easy because they 're able to tap into a lot of the ways in which we treat children um y'know so er |
| 20 | I 've had to put in a lot of stitches . |
| 21 | One thing I must emphasise though is that you will have to put in a lot of leg work and effort to find these places . |
| 22 | You want someone young , hungry and willing to put in a lot of hours . |
| 23 | Employers may be sifting through dozens of forms and unwilling to plough through a lot of waffle . |
| 24 | You know he used to see to a lot of our meals , and see that we were away to school and such-like . ’ |
| 25 | Although he was hitting the ball all over the place in practice , Seve was figuring out which side of the fairways to miss on a lot of holes , and places where he could n't go at all . |
| 26 | That morning he had to call on a lot of goodwill from the proprietors and editors of the media . |
| 27 | As can be imagined , trying to obtain reasonable samples of the general population for relatively short interviews on such topics as voting behaviour or food preferences can result in a lot of interviewers having to call at a lot of houses over all towns and cities in the country . |
| 28 | He wrote : ‘ To judge by a lot of the stuff written about bands like U2 , you 'd be forgiven for thinking that rock starts are the new Messiahs . |
| 29 | She has to get through a lot of work but always accept interruptions . |
| 30 | ‘ And that I have had to get through a lot of long silences with both of you . ’ |