Example sentences of "a lot [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her taste for light food has increased with age and so she cooks a lot with vegetables ( which she also likes for their strong colours ) , although supplies of fresh produce are sometimes limited in North Wales . |
| 2 | ‘ He helps a lot with kids and does a lot of good work behind the scenes . |
| 3 | deal a lot with men |
| 4 | I had heard a lot about Games Villages from other athletes , about the 24-hour restaurants , the recreational facilities , and the great atmosphere . |
| 5 | ‘ We learnt a lot about operations and costs , ’ said exploration manager Ron Pattinson . |
| 6 | For a six year old you know a lot about engines . |
| 7 | They got a lot about Egyptians though they got Egyptians |
| 8 | Some philosophers know a lot about bells and think that everyone who hears ringing noises in their ears must have bats in the belfry . |
| 9 | She knew a lot about birds — she 'd have been perfectly able to do a short stint , teaching them to fly and so forth . |
| 10 | These men know a lot about hijacks ; much more than the US Marines or , probably , your own soldiers , Prime Minister . |
| 11 | He said this kind needed gentle handling ; he seemed to know a lot about barometers , and to be delighted with his purchase . |
| 12 | Er you read a lot about women in the hosiery industry not being as willing to join the unions , was that true ? |
| 13 | We 've talked a lot about women being educated , is n't is just as important to educate men about women ? |
| 14 | Blimey , they said a lot about Spurs . |
| 15 | The wrong thing to do is to think , " I hear a lot about resources based learning : it is obviously the thing to do : therefore I will experiment with it next term . " |
| 16 | ‘ Know a lot about poisons , do you , Mr Didier ? ’ put in Naseby suavely |
| 17 | As I failed to do this I spent the entire journey staring intently at the zip of my coat and at least I learned a lot about clothes fastenings that morning . |
| 18 | There 's a lot about clothes . |
| 19 | Er , you know , Jane Austen , and and Bronte , they wrote quite a lot about clothes which meant probably , but always , I felt the Trollope could see into the minds of women you know , and he was good . |
| 20 | In the past two days we have heard a lot about students . |
| 21 | They all have interest in the scheme so that we would believe the thing to do would be to have at least an equal number of employer appointed trustees and employee appointed trustees and the employee in this , I 'm using it globally , so it does cover all three groups and we also believe it would be advisable because er inevitably the e er members er probably would n't know a lot about pensions themselves to have an independent trustee from an independent company who specialises in pensions and pensions laws and could a advise them on exactly what the law says and what they they 're legal duties etcetera are . |
| 22 | Erm , transport and equipment , Chairman , we 've heard a lot about minibuses for schools , and coaches . |
| 23 | Let's just say that my father talks a lot about queers and why they should be flung into prison and the key thrown away . ’ |
| 24 | You could learn a lot about humans by looking at their shoes . |
| 25 | Account management is a a lot about files and backup and administration and sorting this out and sorting that out . |
| 26 | He does not say a lot about relations , and often treats them along with modes . |
| 27 | Yesterday we were talking a lot about angles , about ‘ Hey , this is for you , ’ about hooking people in . |
| 28 | ‘ I learned a lot about men , ’ she said . |
| 29 | For women , education in the men 's system has meant learning a lot about men in male ways and a lot about learning to be the women men have determined we should be . |
| 30 | Now , just as you 'll hear about the hook , the brief , the repackaging , you will hear quite a lot about modes over the next couple of days . |