Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] a lot " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are able to do a lot of things that former generations could not do ; for instance a lot of them are able to study now in the legal field , become nurses and so on . |
| 2 | Well for instance a lot of people did n't even bother to erm make the kitchen floor into anything reasonable , but we did , we , we got some very good , very heavy |
| 3 | Of course a lot of industries today are changing and they do n't have as many people on the shop floor anyway and you have many more people who are systems analysts and people like that . |
| 4 | And also of course a lot of crimes that had their that were basically crimes of domestic violence . |
| 5 | And of course a lot of the engineering was on textile machinery and er I did n't , I just would n't go back to it after I 'd been at it about a couple of years . |
| 6 | And of course a lot of the muck was tipped on the hill , you can see the marks of it yet . |
| 7 | That 's a thing I find that we 're losing very much is all these exclamations and of course a lot of exclamations were calling on a divine hand of God to look after you . |
| 8 | Erm , but it 's impressive that he now feels we should be allowed to spend more money to create jobs , because of course a lot of us have been trying to point that out for years to the governments which stupidly cap authorities so they ca n't actually carry out the infrastructure improvements that are needed to enable the economy and the society to function properly . |
| 9 | It is of course a lot lower . |
| 10 | ‘ We reckon that there were about 14,500 Derry supporters at the semi-final and of course a lot more people want to see the final , ’ points out Patsy , ‘ However , we only receive 2,000 stand and 7,000 terrace tickets so you can see the extent of the problem we face . ’ |
| 11 | Yeah , yeah , oh yes of course a lot of the people were , that were in the we were in under the balcony but they were up to their knees in plaster and goodness knows what that had come out of the roof they could n't move it all dropped round them . |
| 12 | erm and erm of course a lot of prime destinations are right on America 's doorstep . |
| 13 | A lot of times a lot of times it it it goes back to normal . |
| 14 | He feels the amount of money a lot of young people have to spend on drink is one cause , while on the other hand , unemployment and social deprivation are factors for others . |
| 15 | Below : Dry conditions make crossing the peaty wastes of Bleaklow a lot easier ( all photos by Jerry Rawson ) . |
| 16 | A lot of Orkney a lot of , I 'm going to sneeze now , a lot of Orkney men use the word , She , |
| 17 | By reducing the tax distortion and increasing the amount of work a lot , lower taxes would be more than compensated by the extra work and incomes to which the tax rates were applied . |
| 18 | You may need a lot of confidence a lot of support and you might even need some help looking after your children if they 're quite young . |
| 19 | Having cost the University of Bristol a lot of money over the previous months , I thought I ought to try to put something back , so I got myself sponsored : part of the money was to go to the Arthritis and Rheumatism Council , and half to the newly-formed Bristol University Arthritis Research Group . |
| 20 | Most of the new people who 'd be coming over in the last couple of years a lot of them would n't be coming out to our concerts yet because they would probably be into a more younger scene like the Mary Blacks , maybe or the Christian Moore or somebody like that you would be catering for a younger audience and the the second third generation would be coming out to the First to the Foster and Allens and the Daniel O'Donnells and the Brendan Shines you know . |
| 21 | So there 's a lot of scope a lot more scope on these to be more direct because they 're quality ads and they 're quality product . |
| 22 | A more common reason for brittle nails is repeated injury caused by heavy work or , for example , if your hands are in and out of water a lot . |
| 23 | Now here when you end up with a lot of having arguments and listening to a lot of arguments a lot of them are like win lose . |
| 24 | It was the sort of news a lot of wives and daughters were receiving . |
| 25 | There were a lot of wonderful things about the organisation and about Tony DeFries — he really is a wonderful man and gave a lot of people a lot of opportunities , but we all took it so much for granted . |
| 26 | Yeah a lot of people a lot of people wan na be policemen . |
| 27 | She asked a lot of people a lot of questions and always wrote the answers in her notebook . |
| 28 | Karen asked a lot of people a lot of questions . |
| 29 | I know but she owes a lot of people a lot of money |
| 30 | However , there are ways of coming up to here we 've got a lot of co-operation a lot of trust and here you get what 's called synergies , new names , have you heard that name before synergy , synergy ? |