Example sentences of "[vb pp] a lot " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's despair that perfectly normal young men can be made vicious and evil because they 've won a lot of money . |
| 2 | If we 'd fought that election on the trade union agenda , we would have won a lot more votes than the campaign issues chosen by the professionals . |
| 3 | Dutch 's owner Ron Smith , f rom Manor Road , said : ‘ He has won a lot of championships already including best of breed . |
| 4 | You get another player like Jimmy White , wonderful player to watch , I mean , you know , flashes the ball all over the place , knocks it in , wonderful player , er and has won a lot of championships , but Jimmy 's a totally different character , does n't practice anywhere near as much as Steve Davis . |
| 5 | Cos her Mum won a lot of money . |
| 6 | You see , I would be teased a lot at school because I may not have been as quick as the others , but Bernard never joined in . |
| 7 | So if you 're successful in achieving the full target with a full postal wallet then we everybody 's happy and you 've earned a lot of money . |
| 8 | But North Down have earned a lot of respect with their performances this season and Robin Haire , Adrian Semple and Charlie McCrum are all potential match winners . |
| 9 | Opinion polls suggest that the two rebels have attracted a lot of sympathy . |
| 10 | This action was very strange because Andries not only attracted a lot of attention to himself by the manner of his purchase but also the dinghy had a serial number on it which made it instantly traceable . |
| 11 | A precursor of noradrenaline , named dopamine , has attracted a lot of attention since it is involved in the actions of the phenothiazines , in Parkinson 's disease , and quite probably in schizophrenia . |
| 12 | In 1989 , 1990 and 1991 New Millennium holidays have attracted a lot of favourable comments in the news media of which the following are a few examples : |
| 13 | Being picked ahead of Ian Salisbury this winter — at my age and after the South African affair — has attracted a lot of criticism , some of which has hurt . |
| 14 | Since he successfully sued The Face for alleging he was gay and a hypocrite for denying it , he has attracted a lot of abuse . |
| 15 | A point in case is the Mini Master homebuilt twin , above , a demonstration model of which should be flying at this year 's Popular Flying Association Rally at Wroughton.The Mini Master is a kit that has attracted a lot of attention in the US because it brings twin engine safety within the reach of the homebuilt market . |
| 16 | He said Darlington had attracted a lot of new companies and businesses and if the town was downgraded it could actually deter others from coming to the town . |
| 17 | The attitude towards the role of currents in erosion and transport has varied a lot . |
| 18 | Although she always wanted to be a writer , the theatre has claimed a lot of her energy ( she has been nominated for an Emmy and a Tony award ) . |
| 19 | Rab had dropped a lot of weight . |
| 20 | Once Deano/Whelan/Wallace had built up an understanding then the goals would have come a lot easier . |
| 21 | ‘ Until then waves had looked like a pleasant photogenic distraction on television , and not a serious challenge to anything else , ’ Salter recalled , ‘ but getting so close to 5 p/kWh would have rung a lot of alarm bells with people who would feel threatened . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ He gets blamed a lot . |
| 23 | Miss Taylor , I think everybody is talking about your appearance but I think you 're one of the greatest actresses in the world and I 've enjoyed a lot of your films . |
| 24 | Rival Airtours has fared a lot better . |
| 25 | I 'm just waiting for a man to knock my door and say well , you know , cos you can fined a lot do n't you ? |
| 26 | ‘ We 've included a lot of ideas in the book for using up leftovers — not just the turkey but odd lumps of cheese or tired bits of fruit . ’ |
| 27 | On Harrogate , erm I think the discussions have clarified a lot of the the sort of outstanding issues that that er were between perhaps the County Council and erm Professor Lock , er not so much between ourselves and Harrogate , although we have the the issue , and I think if I read it right , this could well be er the only issue that is between us in the Harrogate area , the issue of the strategic sites . |
| 28 | ‘ You 've forgotten a lot in three years , Ace . |
| 29 | I 've forgotten a lot of the book . |
| 30 | I 've forgotten a lot of it . |