Example sentences of "be [verb] [pron] [art] lot " in BNC.
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| 1 | And again analyse : ‘ You 're giving me a lot of advice here from your viewpoint — I need to plot my own course . ’ |
| 2 | A decision was expected yesterday but , in a brief statement , chairman Reg Smart said : ‘ We are giving everything a lot of consideration . |
| 3 | You are doing yourself a lot of harm by keeping me here like this interrogating me about matters which are protected by the official secrets legislation . ’ |
| 4 | She got a , I think she got a bit of a shock you know she actually probably thought she was better than she was and a lot of people had been giving her a lot of pats on the back and I tell you where half of that emanated from was down the corridor . |
| 5 | ‘ Geoff has been giving me a lot of help , having a look at my action and making a few minor adjustments . |
| 6 | ‘ I 've been giving it a lot of thought , ’ he says slowly , chewing on the pipe , and smoothing the glossy black hair above the drooping face . |
| 7 | ‘ No , but I 've been giving it a lot of thought , and it seems to me that the person who fits the bill is … ’ |
| 8 | ‘ At the best it is dubious and at worst it could be costing us a lot of money . ’ |
| 9 | And they wo n't be giving you a lot of marks for that I do n't |
| 10 | I wo n't be asking you a lot . ’ |
| 11 | The boys and girls brought their buckets and spades and old clothes to get stuck into their task and are finding it a lot of fun . |
| 12 | Zambia has been telling me a lot , you know . ’ |
| 13 | The Maxteds have been telling us a lot about you . ’ |
| 14 | Although I would also say that I do n't suppose there are very many Councillors that do n't actually , at the end of the day , being a Councillor is costing them a lot of money and those members ' allowances are very , very small and they certainly in my case nowhere near cover the cost of being a County Councillor . |
| 15 | Nick 's is very eh , expensive in Holland it 's cost him a lot of money . |
| 16 | It 's costing her a lot of money . |
| 17 | That 's costing us a lot of money . ’ |
| 18 | That 's costing us a lot of money . ’ |
| 19 | Oh but it 's so wound it 's taking me a lot of time outside . |
| 20 | Reaction of most people is to say What a lot of money , we do n't get anywhere near that . |
| 21 | ‘ What we are doing now is to make it a lot easier for a person with a good idea to get financial support . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ The decision was to give them a lot of freedom , letting them take the pictures they liked so long as their interpretations were true to the general concept . |
| 23 | It was giving everyone a lot of pleasure . |