Example sentences of "[det] a lot " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've noticed climbers do this a lot . |
| 2 | The only advantage of being dumped by Clive was that it made this a lot simpler . |
| 3 | Too much of this , Cis : have to use this a lot now . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ You 've done this a lot , have you ? |
| 5 | I 've thought about this a lot , I doubt that I could have started this channel . |
| 6 | The time I was supposed to be going through this a lot of schools were getting a bit of stick because a lot of parents did n't like it . |
| 7 | You do try and use them through that , and try and make them more confident in themselves , they 're you know people do accept this a lot more today , than they used to , erm and you know they need n't feel quite so self conscious . |
| 8 | ‘ Except perhaps for obstructing the police by not revealing all this a lot earlier . ’ |
| 9 | To like this a lot you probably need to be able to handle silent movies — though dialogue suddenly breaks out in the final scene , powerfully underlining the film 's more serious side . |
| 10 | Dorcas had given this a lot of thought as teams of nomes sweated to pry the lids off the paint-streaked tins . |
| 11 | Naturally my friend considered this a lot of malarky , but he was impressed that the previously clean-shaven George now sported a five-day growth of beard . |
| 12 | One is , none of the departments are resourced to give this a lot of attention , and secondly we have been waiting for further guidance from the Government on the outcome , particularly from local government , in respect of agenda twenty-one . |
| 13 | I 'm might say , what I 'm , I 'm not saying that film but in some , in some cases he do n't , you know , there has always been he do n't in this a lot of people . |
| 14 | Yet nobody knows how people will react if some suddenly get a lot richer and some a lot poorer . |
| 15 | Some a lot of you said yesterday that you do n't always get in this formal situation having to stand up in front of people . |
| 16 | And then of course the there were some a lot of them mass produced then there was the mass producer come in then . |
| 17 | ‘ There 's such a lot of you way down somewhere . |
| 18 | With such a lot riding on the snip of a scissor , it 's not surprising that the breast beneath the hairdresser 's gown is heaving with unrealistic expectations and conflicting emotions of hope and fear . |
| 19 | But then she was out such a lot . |
| 20 | ‘ You get ever such a lot of meals out here , do n't you ? ’ |
| 21 | Such a lot I 've got to say . |
| 22 | ‘ Lola went through such a lot at a young age — I admire her — I 'm certainly not as strong as she is . ’ |
| 23 | Lola went through such a lot at a young age — I admire her — I 'm certainly not as strong as she is . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Because Liverpool are on television such a lot he 's had to pay the price , as any errors have been magnified . |
| 25 | NCT has given me such a lot as I have moved twice when each of my children was 6 months , and as I attended really brilliant ante-natal classes before I had … and now that I am starting out on my ante-natal teacher training which will cost the branch £250 ( This is actually the cheapest training offered by any charity e.g. a Relate counsellor costs £600 to train ! ) , |
| 26 | He had such a lot of natural talent to go with this . |
| 27 | ‘ Living alone such a lot makes one over-interested perhaps in one 's natural functions . ’ |
| 28 | It 's such a lot of smoke . ’ |
| 29 | The only disappointment was that I never did see them feeding , for I could have learned such a lot in those short but interesting hours . |
| 30 | ‘ Those visitors of hers always make such a lot of noise ! ’ could mean that the old gentleman wants to take his nap ; but it could also mean he feels left out and would welcome something to do . |