Example sentences of "lot [prep] people [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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1 | CALLAHAN : A lot of people said that . |
2 | I do n't know , maybe they erm a , they 'll listen to the tapes and they probably sample some of the words into a computer to build up a database of words that probably like you said , oh he 's getting a lot of jip from his boss , you know , is probably not in the dictionary but if a lot of people said that word then they would . |
3 | One of our prolific actors , Michael Caine is also an avid foodie and successful restaurateur — though not a lot of people know that |
4 | Not a lot of people know that . |
5 | Not a lot of people know that . |
6 | Not a lot of people know this , but Dame Edna is a close confidante of the Queen . |
7 | straight and erm a lot of people make that , very experienced sales people still make that mistake cost they 're not used to it . |
8 | There 's a lot of people ordering that one . |
9 | But erm , yes I 've heard a lot of people say that er , they never thought they could get this far . |
10 | No a lot of people say that . |
11 | ‘ And a lot of people found that ridiculous ! ’ |
12 | And a lot of people answering that question will just assume it 's a right angle |
13 | now , a lot of fol a lot of people find that surprising but |
14 | ‘ I know that a lot of people find this sort of thing ridiculous . |
15 | ‘ It 's fantastic when you think that a lot of people reckon this whole society 's evil from top to bottom , ’ says Jack . |
16 | A lot of people buy these on ! |
17 | and the hand does n't sneak out afterwards and starts popping out and then it 's useless , then the rest of all this stuff you just get it out of the way under the arm , it 's all gone , right , this bit comes up between the two shoulder blades , do n't make the mistake of bringing it across there , a lot of people do that , that wo n't do , you have to come round the back and between these two shoulder blades to get maximum support , you 've got to hold this elbow up and then you tie it near the hand , now I recommend that you tie it and talk to your casualty , half tie it and say is that supporting you enough ? |
18 | Do you think a lot of people do that , or do you think you 're particularly sort of |
19 | Well I understand that I mean a lot of people do that . |
20 | Yeah a lot of people do that , they , I mean , go on the train shopping do n't they , I know a lot of people who are and I would rather sit ten minutes or twenty minutes . |
21 | Well a lot of people do that . |
22 | A lot of people do that a |
23 | Cos I 've noticed there is an awful lot of people do that to me . |
24 | I suppose a lot of people think that 's not what they joined the police for . |
25 | Now when we get round to this subject this afternoon of fire a lot of people think that fire is a modern invention . |
26 | but I got upstairs and it was just a lot of people going That was weird though like couples disappearing in rooms and sort of |
27 | And it 's going to be difficult for er a lot of people to make that transition . |