Example sentences of "but i [verb] a lot " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I learnt a lot on that job . |
| 2 | But I use a lot meself . |
| 3 | ‘ Now I work mainly in America , ’ says the cube-shaped superstar , ‘ but I bring a lot of money into the UK . |
| 4 | ‘ Now I work mainly in America , ’ says the cube-shaped superstar , ‘ but I bring a lot of money into the UK . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm not as bitter as I was , but I heard a lot of evidence about these war crimes and it really shook me as a young lad . |
| 6 | ‘ Of course , but I delegate a lot now . ’ |
| 7 | Oh blimey , the Euphoria one was the only one which grabbed me on the day , but I 've a lot of attachment to The Orb … |
| 8 | I 've been very lucky , I 'm not being charitable , but I 've a lot of luck . |
| 9 | And some , some of their fa , I mean , if they 're lucky enough to have families who do help them that , er that , that 's fine , but I mean a lot of them do n't have anybody at all , and they really have to pay their gas , electric , rent , poll tax , off an absolute pittance ! |
| 10 | But I mean a lot on the railway |
| 11 | But I mean a lot of us suggested that rather than pick out all these very difficult to understand erm time tables it would be far better to have a personage at bus stations and things . |
| 12 | It 's just ridiculous really , but I fought a lot at school . |
| 13 | I remember being podgy , no make-up , an unsmart lady but I made a lot of noise and he seemed to like that . ’ |
| 14 | It was a hard life , but I made a lot of money . ’ |
| 15 | But I had a lot to learn when I went to school — like |
| 16 | ‘ I bought about six stretchsuits for James , but I had a lot as presents . |
| 17 | But I had a lot to drink and that 's that time I was telling you about . |
| 18 | I do n't want to sound as if I have n't got sympathy with people 'cause I know it 's bloody hard , but I know a lot of blacks who use it [ blackness ] as an excuse and we 've got to be careful that we do n't use it like that . |
| 19 | The CF 1 is for those who prefer a closed face reel — personally I only use one on canals when squatt fishing , but I know a lot of good anglers prefer them for all float fishing . |
| 20 | ‘ I do n't even work at Chester 's , but I know a lot of the management are unhappy . |
| 21 | ‘ David obviously wrote the songs and everything but I felt a lot of responsibility came on to me at that time , although it was nothing like David 's , ’ he says . |
| 22 | ‘ It does n't worry me morally but I have a lot of sympathy with those who do n't think it is very attractive . |
| 23 | I never had a formal training , but I have a lot of energy . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ But I see a lot of them , especially now . |
| 25 | I think it 's very important but I think a lot of us are very lazy . |
| 26 | Only from your own personal practical point of view is it [ physics ] more worthwhile , getting a job at the end … but I think a lot of people who come to university and do a degree job that is n't related in any way and what they should get out of university is social skills , and enjoyment , they should enjoy the course , so they should do the course they want to do , I think , in as many cases as possible . |
| 27 | But I think a lot of them were genuinely concerned , as in my case I think this person was genuinely worried about me because I 'd had , it was my third child and I I do think she was er worried about me because er you know you do n't want to keep having babies and losing them but I was n't worried about , I was worried about myself , to say I was n't worried that 's stupid , but er we just hoped and hoped and kept hoping . |
| 28 | Call me old-fashioned , but I think a lot of American actors just do a sort of swagger and leave it at that . |
| 29 | Well that 's that 's the problem but I think a lot of this will be the evidence we 'll need to show what we 're doing . |
| 30 | Erm but she , she was quite happy with her thirteen but I think a lot of the others w women , no , the they er it pulled them down terribly . |