Example sentences of "[noun] a lot " in BNC.

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1 I do n't drink any all afternoon , coffee and tea a lot .
2 Below : Dry conditions make crossing the peaty wastes of Bleaklow a lot easier ( all photos by Jerry Rawson ) .
3 And you know they have a very distinctive characteristic do n't they , they have round faces and they 're short and they have slightly slanting eyes , etcetera etcetera , well these children have very marked physical erm appearance they 're fair haired and blue eyed the reason for that is that this substance venial alanine is responsible for the production of pigment , so if that 's interfered with they 're going to be fair haired and blue eyed , they get eczema a lot , they have small heads and they have very widely spaced teeth , sorry down a bit , is that what you want ?
4 We are n't a unit that believes in giving kids a lot of freedom .
5 Course they see with their noses a lot do n't they ?
6 The trouble is Dennis a lot of our
7 I did enjoy physics , but I found geography a lot easier , and I went and spoke to my careers worker at school .
8 And I 'm sure the districts a lot has been said about er it being the districts ' view that well you know we 've got this policy so we will we will exercise a high level of restraining to protect the countryside against all comers etcetera etcetera .
9 Expert police questioning would get enough out of her to cost Bonanza a lot of profits , if it did n't put him out of business altogether .
10 ‘ She said inflation 's worrying her , and Nigel quarrels a lot .
11 Coming from college a lot of them used to work in groups but a lot of them had worked more individually and they had very flat scores i e everything was quite equal and they did n't have anything coming through okay .
12 ‘ The lad could save the club a lot of money . ’
13 I owe the club a lot and thought it only sensible to continue . ’
14 Denis Smith says that Phil is a good professional and has signed a two and half year contract and hopefully will be at the club a lot longer
15 I mention all this because it 's been in my mind a lot recently .
16 Got any views on that because er bear in mind a lot of the towns and even some of the villages in North Yorkshire have a a problem with drug taking now er that the police are quite concerned about it .
17 ‘ I was heavily involved before , but now the job is on my mind a lot - it never leaves you . ’
18 Well bear in mind a lot of them were very old ones and there are
19 ‘ It was the result of a breakdown in a relationship which caused both parties a lot of hurt and pain . ’
20 Without the Social Chapter a lot of our hopes can not be fulfilled .
21 She found fault a lot .
22 Certainly that would push up inflation and make motoring more expensive for everyone , particularly those who use their cars a lot .
23 He finds Australian photographic subjects a lot more amenable too .
24 But I actually think if there 's more factories opened up in and thing , I think going with the talk a lot of men , especially men would , would look for jobs elsewhere because you don like in here the men do n't get paid if they 're ill .
25 I like books a lot . ’
26 Simultaneously to starting a business , Louis started courting — and it can also be said he was piling-up a lot of trouble for himself .
27 Thanks Odd-Knut , thanks a lot , which one is Kala ?
28 Thanks a lot , ’ he said , ‘ and for a grand evening .
29 ‘ And thanks a lot for that , Erika .
30 THANKS a lot , whoever delivered to homes in Roehampton yesterday , on behalf of the Metropolitan Police , folders of helpful Christmas crime prevention hints .
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