Example sentences of "[be] a lot " in BNC.
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| 1 | This used to be a lot easier to do than it is now : for one thing , working in the profession means that you have to belong to the actors ' union , Equity . |
| 2 | ‘ It could be another two years before the election , ’ Dennis Skinner reflected between stultifyingly cordial debates , ‘ and if it is , there is going to be a lot of water flowing under political bridges . |
| 3 | And glory in the 1,000 Guineas may well be a lot more than just a warming winter thought because Dead Certain beat as competitive a field as there has been for a juvenile filly 's race for many years . |
| 4 | He seemed to be a lot more cheerful and appeared to have recovered from his bout of depression of the previous evening . |
| 5 | There used to be a lot of work . |
| 6 | Initial reports from dealers seem to indicate there will be a lot more potential takers than there will be cars . |
| 7 | And , while there may not be a lot of muck any more , there is still plenty of brass . |
| 8 | ‘ There seems to be a lot more to this than meets the eye , ’ said Sergeant Camb indignantly . |
| 9 | It 's nice to have the same players available from last season , but I think it will be a lot harder this time because the other home countries have got to know us better . ’ |
| 10 | In a country where one in four is said to be an informer or member of the secret police , if the present order breaks down there will be a lot of old scores to be settled . |
| 11 | IF THE summer turns out to be hot , it will be a lot less work if you plant outdoor tomatoes in the ground rather than in growing bags . |
| 12 | I 'd be a lot happier if I could disentangle myself from What I 've already done and create songs from a completely fresh perspective . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ That must be a lot of work for your mother , ’ McLeish said , hopefully , and got another level , distantly amused look . |
| 14 | The British government could be a lot clearer about who its health reforms are designed to help |
| 15 | In fact , senior creditors give up even more in workouts than in chapter 11 deals , although the write-downs of their claims tend to be a lot less . |
| 16 | In part because the other detector is already looking more expensive , there will be a lot of pressure to keep this new one cheap . |
| 17 | ‘ It will be a lot easier if we move to Thirkett . |
| 18 | Perhaps we could all be a lot more tolerant of ourselves for sometimes longing to be beautiful if we considered for how many years of our lives this had been held out to us as an ideal . |
| 19 | If more men like Adrian would listen to their grandmothers , then Irish songbooks would be a lot fatter than they are . |
| 20 | I also found the work to be a lot more precise and everyone put that little bit of extra effort into their work . |
| 21 | There seems to be a lot of anger locked up in a sense of competition that he apparently directs first and foremost against himself ; and it is clear that his endless tampering with his swing must have at least as much to do with mind-control as with bodily mechanics — either that , or Faldo has a very perverse and forgetful body indeed . |
| 22 | If you 've squandered your life with a man who abandons you , there 's going to be a lot of bitterness . ’ |
| 23 | Mary Mitchell , manager of FSW said : ‘ In spite of the recent campaign by the Inland Revenue , there still appears to be a lot of confusion in people 's minds about the tax system . |
| 24 | This is very much in line with hypotheses d ) and e ) , outlined above , and means that if a proper ban is reconfirmed , there could suddenly be a lot more bans where this one ( nearly ) came from . |
| 25 | And since the motor trade perceives a secondhand diesel as a good buy , there will be a lot of buyers from the taxi and motor trades chasing a finite pool of good cars . |
| 26 | There would be a lot of damage and a few people would get hurt , but the lads would be away by the time the police could get round to the place . |
| 27 | It would also be a lot less work . |
| 28 | For example , shifts in energy distribution could cause ocean currents to change direction — and if the Gulf Stream changed course , Britain could be a lot colder . |
| 29 | In other words , nuclear power would be a lot more expensive . |
| 30 | Sadly both have now stopped functioning but if anyone knows of any similar groups I am sure there would be a lot of interest . |