Example sentences of "had a lot " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Had that not happened we would 've had a lot more people at the rally . |
| 2 | I could n't believe that anyone could love me and a lady equally , although I 've had a lot of experiences since and I 've known a lot of men and a lot of women since who have loved both sexes . |
| 3 | It 's covered with dust and the road 's dry underneath , although we 've had a lot of rain . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ We 've had a lot , and we 've got a lot , ’ she said . |
| 5 | He had had a lot of practice in persuading bullies not to thump him , and now he recognized in Simon , only too well , all the signs of a violent , bullying , and unpredictable nature . |
| 6 | ‘ We 've had a lot of interest from Europe and America . |
| 7 | ‘ We 've had a lot of interest from Europe and America . |
| 8 | Of course now they 're recalling the fact that Tweed 's wife left him several years ago for a Greek shipping magnate , that he has n't had a lot to do with women since … ’ |
| 9 | He had had a lot of trouble with builders last year . |
| 10 | H. P. Some people would get a bottle of beer — we 'd had a lot of fellows come out of the army and they were fond of their drink and there 's no doubt that they could get it . |
| 11 | After reading this you will not be an expert on fusion science , but you will realise that fusions fluctuating fortunes have had a lot to do with the way in which the science and technology developed . |
| 12 | I have had a lot of pleasure over the years keeping and breeding tropical fish , and cichlids in particular . |
| 13 | Other than that last point ( which goes some way towards alienating the Champ 25SE from its natural ally , the Stratocaster ) this is a good , solidly made amplifier , which has had a lot of thought put into its design , is likely to maintain its resale value and deserves examination . |
| 14 | ‘ I moved here in September so I have only been here a short time and we have had a lot of changes in the past because of the moves Eric has made , ’ she says . |
| 15 | ‘ We have had a lot of change and travel and I 'm tired . |
| 16 | I 'd been paying tax and national insurance for 12 years before I found myself having to make a claim and if I 'd been putting the money in a building society I 'd have had a lot more than I eventually got out of them . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ We 've all had a lot of aggravation of late . |
| 18 | ‘ We 've had a lot of conflicting information from over there . |
| 19 | ‘ Since the Chancellor 's announcement we have had a lot of inquiries which we are confident of turning into sales , ’ says Rover dealer Ashmall Parkinson salesman David Bailey . |
| 20 | Ray has had a lot to do with that . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I have agreed with his owner to let him run at Newbury because they have had a lot of rain down south . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Well ’ Louise laughed , ‘ you certainly could n't be mistaken for anything other than Nora Simpson 's daughter , there 's no doubt about that , but to be fair , my sweet , you 've both had a lot to contend with . |
| 23 | The part of me that is a lesbian has always had a lot of support and nurturing from friends around . |
| 24 | It 's embarrassing and they take advantage especially at parties where some girls have had a lot to drink . ’ |
| 25 | I 've had a lot of thoughts , but have n't set myself exactly what I want to do . |
| 26 | He 's had a lot of fuss made of him in Britain , but if he 'd have been an American , his win would probably have rated one line in their papers . ’ |
| 27 | The interesting question is whether , if we had had a lot of tremendous tycoons who were interested in the arts , the story would be a different one ; we just have n't bred those sort of people in the last twenty or thirty years . |
| 28 | Ed told me he 'd had a lot of bitter arguments about this plan with Hauser . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ We 've had a lot of interest , ’ says Milton Serret , who runs the company . |
| 30 | It 's not a vocation for him but he 's had a lot of work published including calendars and photographs for the sleeves of telephone books . |