Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [vb base] [verb] a lot " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , it is sadly the case that it is still true that there are er a number of landlords around who tend to control a lot of property , who er are charging er absurdly and unreasonably high rents in return for an appalling service . |
| 2 | Brawling has often been a pastime favoured by certain film stars ; normally those who happen to drink a lot as well . |
| 3 | There is some professional resistance , in the sense that people who 've done a lot of work on programming get used to certain sorts of languages , and if you make proposals about teaching some new way of dealing with computers , they throw up their hands in horror , and object that this is going to be inefficient , or it 's not going to prepare people adequately for what goes on in industry , or whatever . |
| 4 | Or if they are there , they 're existing voluntary organisations which may be already very loaded , who 've got a lot of work to do , to get into a negotiating framework and so on , so the first the thing I 'd say in answer to you is that , N C V O and other must put a tremendous pressure on government and local authorities to fund the community development aspect of the pluralistic society which er , the current government seems to want . |
| 5 | Right , so the interesting thing from , we 've got a lot of experience there , we 've got some people in the room who 've got a lot of experience in the industry and in business , is that one of the reasons why we 're looking for parcels , if you like , is because of that . |
| 6 | Now , that may be very idealistic and it 's obviously not all retired or old people who 've got a lot of wisdom unless you want to tell their stories . |
| 7 | But it 's either her or the caretaker who 've taken a lot of stuff out of my place : radio cassette , bedside radio , camera , alarm clock , my son 's chair and table . |
| 8 | The hotel is run by a very nice young couple who have put a lot of personal touches to the decor and general cosy atmosphere . |
| 9 | People who have spent a lot of time with horses will have seen most of these emotions in horses at one time or another . |