Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] a [noun sg] of people " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not all the the MPs are voting for this because a lot of people ca n't have work , let alone have a pay increase . |
| 2 | Well , it is really strange , because I 've done quite a lot of stage work , but it 's funny because a lot of people — even other film actors — do n't know about it . |
| 3 | Although my hand may be bigger than a lot of people 's , it 's still a hand — it 's not a block of wood . |
| 4 | It 's wonderful to be back but it 's also very sad because a lot of people are still in Iraq and Kuwait and they need to be got out . |
| 5 | Yeah , incredible cos a lot of people said already , like they 've heard it and they think it 's amazing . |
| 6 | So try twelve pennies and find all the numbers that will multiply together to make twelve and one you mentioned earlier which was very good cos a lot of people forget it was just twelve ones or one twelve . |
| 7 | Obviously it is likely to be quiet in an empty hall or in a field ; it is likely to be noisy when a crowd of people are talking together all at the same time . |
| 8 | Little more than a handful of people have died there in 22 years of the ‘ troubles ’ . |
| 9 | But though such temperate-zone parasites can be unpleasant and dangerous — Lyme disease can kill — they rarely affect more than a handful of people . |
| 10 | I feel I commit myself more than a lot of people . |
| 11 | ‘ No more than a lot of people . |
| 12 | You have a loving family ; that 's more than a lot of people get . ’ |
| 13 | Manager Frank Gray said : ‘ I think the standard of the Third Division is higher than a lot of people expected . |
| 14 | At work , emotional needs are stronger than a lot of people realise ; by letting people know that you have them , and identifying theirs , you can gain influence . |
| 15 | I agree he is probably past it — Just lets give the bloke some credit — he was a key figure for us , and not as bad as a lot of people make out . |