Example sentences of "had [verb] [adv prt] [art] lot " in BNC.
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| 1 | There had never been any doubt in her mind that she would look after her parents in their old age : they had given up a lot for her , she said , and that was how she could repay them . |
| 2 | It was clear that she had picked up a lot from the Prince 's own style , especially the self-deprecating wit . |
| 3 | I had to find out a lot of things about you in a short space of time . |
| 4 | God , but she had grown up a lot since then . |
| 5 | The voice was warm , too , as if it had soaked up a lot of sunshine . |
| 6 | The Coalisland — Dungannon march had given everyone a good day out and had used up a lot of their energy by the time the moment of confrontation arrived . |
| 7 | ‘ Had to help out a lot at home , did you ? ’ he asked unsympathetically . |
| 8 | When I read essays by male Art Historians I had to knock out a lot of crap like when they talk about the rape in inverted commas … |
| 9 | Although she felt she had settled down a lot since her last release from prison , she was still having difficulties coping with the day-to-day strain and isolation of being a single parent . |
| 10 | It had gone down a lot though . |
| 11 | Sunset had been grand but remote , like listening to a radio signal from some distant country with only a weak transmitter : when a surfer caught a wave or came to grief , you had to filter out a lot of static and strain to follow what was happening . |
| 12 | He had a lot of sympathy for the girl , she had taken on a lot and was doing it well . |
| 13 | Clarissa had to summon up a lot of courage , but she rang Charity 's door bell . |