Example sentences of "this [vb mod] [verb] a lot " in BNC.
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| 1 | This may mean a lot of waiting ! |
| 2 | This may look a lot but when you work out the amount per dose it 's a very different story . |
| 3 | This may seem a lot , but with many brine shrimp nauplii not being eaten by the fry the water could soon become polluted and have a detrimental effect on the fry , whereas ‘ little and often ’ water changes keep pollutants diluted . |
| 4 | This could mean a lot , or very little , depending on the urgency of the ‘ planning ’ and the effectiveness of the control mechanisms in the hands of the government . |
| 5 | For the average detectorist to do this would require a lot of knowledge , correct identification and a great deal of library work … not easy for those of us with limited free time available . |
| 6 | ‘ We 're hoping this will do a lot towards preventing the outbreak of illnesses such as salmonella , ’ said Coun Young , chairman of Darlington Council 's Works and Health Committee , which will discuss the issue today . |
| 7 | This will generate a lot of money — we are talking in figures of £150,000 at least . ’ |
| 8 | This will involve a lot of work but it 's something I 'm looking forward to . |
| 9 | Andrew MacKinlay , MP for Thurrock , said : ‘ This will make a lot of people angry . |
| 10 | This will save a lot of duplication and will also help to speed up your cash flow . |
| 11 | well you know , John Smith laid out his budget for the next , study for the , to cover the next two years and there , I mean there 's no intention to , to change it in the foreseeable future , I mean they 've laid it out for two years so that the basic rate stays the same , that the personal allowances are being increased so that this will take a lot of lower paid people out of tax and that coupled with the child benefit will make everybody up to about twenty two thousand a year better off , and then from there they 'll be a , a , a range of people who to it wo n't make much difference |
| 12 | Ordering replenishment and display may be looked after by the publisher and this can lift a lot of the administrative burden of stock control from the shop , although they are normally offered only where sales justify it . |
| 13 | ‘ A boat like this can carry a lot of food and drink . ’ |
| 14 | This can save a lot of time if there are many candidates who will all ask similar questions during the interview . |
| 15 | This can take a lot of ti me as it must proceed at the person 's own pace and not fit within the time span that the helper finds convenient or thinks sufficient . |