Example sentences of "a lot [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of his own interest in flying , Mr Tholen said : ‘ I was using air taxis a lot to go to the Continent when I was working at Billingham . ’ |
| 2 | A person , perhaps a porter , said there was not a lot to see at the Marischal College . |
| 3 | Above : There 's a lot to see in the engine compartment , including two alternators to supply the 12v and 24v electrical systems . |
| 4 | ‘ Not a lot to see in the hold of that ratty freighter , was there ? ’ |
| 5 | This combination of speed and close attention may have a lot to do with the narrative thrust and atmospheric coherence and intensity that make this the most gripping of his novels . |
| 6 | Willink as a lawyer had a lot to do with the administration of the Church and saw the argument that an archbishop must be able to bear a load of administration . |
| 7 | Although I 'm sure that has a lot to do with the way I listen , Louis Armstrong being this all-time winner and happy guy . ’ |
| 8 | The shop now caters for the mainstream market , but it was built upon bringing in exclusive trainers from Germany in the early Eighties , trainers that had nothing to do with America , but a lot to do with the nomad Scousers , and Wade Smith often supplemented his stock by buying from Liverpool ‘ entrepreneurs ’ with time on their hands to travel to Deutschland and acquire , by various methods , the much sought after , exclusive Adidas Trim-Trab . |
| 9 | It was a lot to do with the school I was at , and worrying about these other girls being prettier or cleverer than me . |
| 10 | The limited range of drugs which are effective against cancer have been discovered by uninterrupted research in laboratories , often on subjects which have had little very obvious relevance to cancer , but a lot to do with the chemistry of living cells . |
| 11 | I am sure too , that this safety-first instinct has a lot to do with the fact that big bream are rarely caught from small bays , those semi-circular enclosures which are so appealing to the angler 's eye , and such deadly traps for the use of a pack of predators . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | I never had a lot to do with the pig 's head , but it did make lovely potted meat . |
| 14 | Our temperament has a lot to do with the way we naturally handle conflicts . |
| 15 | ‘ Dave Edmunds had a lot to do with the sound of the album coming over as both traditional and modern at the same time , ’ says Lee Rocker . |
| 16 | As Bryan points out , this has a lot to do with the fact that he 's doing two jobs … |
| 17 | Understanding is not conveyed solely through clear diction but has a lot to do with the language used . |
| 18 | ‘ In the Thirties the Archbishop of Canterbury had a lot to do with the abdication . |
| 19 | The role of England captain had a lot to do with the split . |
| 20 | Presumably it 's also a lot to do with isolation , a lot to do with the fact that there was no one to talk to about the sexual experiences you were having and the only surrounding attitude was one of , ‘ This is something which should n't happen ’ , whereas the situation when I had my first sexual experience was one where I knew other people who were gay whom I could talk to . |
| 21 | It 's got a lot to do with the melody but he sounds like he really means it . |
| 22 | Peter 's near-certainty had a little to do with intuition and a lot to do with the Letts School-Boy Diary for 1964 . |
| 23 | I think my commitment undoubtedly has a lot to do with the fact that we had to struggle and fight for everything we have . |
| 24 | So far we have had a tremendous response which has a lot to do with the product — it 's brilliant and people ca n't go wrong with it . ’ |
| 25 | I think it did have a lot to do with the status that being different conferred , for in spite of the austerity of our childhood , we believed that we were better than other people , the food we ate being a mark of this , because our mother told us so — so successfully that even now I have to work hard at actually seeing the deprivations . |
| 26 | ‘ Very often , at Ealing , the Director himself would think up ideas for films and would probably have a lot to do with the genesis of the scripts as well . ’ |
| 27 | I 'm not using him as an excuse or anything , but I do feel he 's got a lot to do with the way my life 's been . |
| 28 | Dr Sambataro felt very strongly about the decision to send troops to Russia ; he had a lot to do with the army in the course of his work . |
| 29 | The latter criteria obviously has a lot to do with the type of printer that you choose , but several notation programs give a printout that leaves much to be desired — even when the printer is a top of the range laser . |
| 30 | We detected a buzz about Wolves last week which had a lot to do with the rediscovered youth of Cyril Regis . |