Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [verb] [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 | It is not that she 's a political animal , just someone who has seen a lot of beautiful places in the world ; feels very fortunate to be in such a privileged position because of her successful TV and recording career , and so wants to put a bit back into a world which has so far been very kind to her . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I got the work through the musical director Dave Clayton , who has done a lot of work with people like George Michael . |
| 4 | The panel which selected Cllr Cooper described her as ‘ a shining light to others ’ and ‘ a woman who has done a lot for Liverpool . ’ |
| 5 | A man who has had a lot of success in a relatively short space of time — he has been training 15 years — Homer Scott has already had a Liverpool winner . |
| 6 | There were two Catholics from Northern Ireland who seemed to know a lot about the British Army . |
| 7 | He was shot trying to stop some guys who came to steal a lot of our money . |
| 8 | The profiles of outstanding men who 'd achieved a lot were supposed to give data for the development of new drugs . |
| 9 | Brawling has often been a pastime favoured by certain film stars ; normally those who happen to drink a lot as well . |
| 10 | Less than a fortnight later a panic call from Mrs Brodowitz revealed that Anita was engaged to a man she had known for only two days — ‘ a real Cockney , who appears to have a lot of money ’ . |
| 11 | A colour changer will appeal to anyone who likes to use a lot of colour or different yarn textures when pattern knitting . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | He employed the Staffordshire architect John Webb , a landscape gardener at heart , who had done a lot of work locally and came highly recommended . |
| 18 | This was emphasised by those heads of department who had taken a lot of time over their self-appraisal and who claimed that as a consequence other things had had to suffer . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | People who have spent a lot of time with horses will have seen most of these emotions in horses at one time or another . |
| 21 | ‘ The 555 is designed entirely by Fred Sampson , a professional musician and designer who 's done a lot of work with Tom Scholtz , ’ explained Paul . |
| 22 | I read a great book recently by a guy called Yoop Hoopla , who 's done a lot of research into Stone Age leylines , ancient mythology and things like that . |
| 23 | And I pick it up and it says Loughborough Building Society and you can see about half a percent er premium rate on fifty thousand pounds , and you think that might be worth going for , for , for somebody who 's got a lot of capital , but is it really , because if you 've got fifty thousand in there , you are at risk . |