Example sentences of "and have [vb pp] a lot " in BNC.
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1 | Manager Lennie Lawrence said he was not throwing Ironside to the wolves at Molineux : ‘ Ironside is 28 , not 18 , and has played a lot of games . |
2 | Lawrence added : ‘ Ironside is 28 , not 18 , and has played a lot of games . |
3 | ‘ It is the rarest boat we have worked on and has created a lot of interest , ’ said Mr Freebody . |
4 | That has made an enormous difference , and has replaced a lot of penpushing with bricklaying and planning . |
5 | You get another player like Jimmy White , wonderful player to watch , I mean , you know , flashes the ball all over the place , knocks it in , wonderful player , er and has won a lot of championships , but Jimmy 's a totally different character , does n't practice anywhere near as much as Steve Davis . |
6 | Phil Farrand says it is brilliant … it has been a long slog and has meant a lot of hard work |
7 | Team member Jack Tinsdale said : ‘ John was Bill 's right-hand man and has put a lot of time into the team . |
8 | Kylie feels that way too and has put a lot of her own money into the tour too . ’ |
9 | Well this , who is must be related to David , anyway , erm they bought the house facing the o is it Old Cross , Old Gate bridge and has spent a lot of money on doing it up , li just over three million of course the whole of the downstairs was flooded today . |
10 | But wheats are very slow to turn and have developed a lot of ear disease during recent damp weather , reports Mr Lister . |
11 | Since his experience of captaincy was limited , he had not believed he would be appointed ; but he had had his hopes , and had thought a lot about the team 's problems . |
12 | Uncle Joe used to advise local farmers on sheep-breeding and had spent a lot of time on Tina 's family farm . |
13 | And had changed a lot in that time then ? |
14 | Hazel said she intended to spend her vouchers on items for her home and said : ‘ I am very pleased to reach this milestone because I have always enjoyed my work and have made a lot of good friends over the years . ’ |
15 | They 've both had recurring attacks and have lost a lot of weight . |
16 | I enjoy your magazine and have learned a lot from the articles and letters . |
17 | I have a soft spot for writers in the Weberian tradition or at the intersection of that tradition with Marxism and have learned a lot from them . |
18 | It is n't that anybody 's stood still : my lot are now heads of departments , globe-trotting business woman , national charity organisers … and have produced a lot of daughters — for Somerville ? |
19 | The control of resources by the landowner usually means that the sites are impressive , dominant , and have had a lot of labour and/or money invested in them . |