Example sentences of "of [noun sg] a lot " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | And also of course a lot of crimes that had their that were basically crimes of domestic violence . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | And of course a lot of the muck was tipped on the hill , you can see the marks of it yet . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | It is of course a lot lower . |
| 8 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | erm and erm of course a lot of prime destinations are right on America 's doorstep . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | It was the sort of news a lot of wives and daughters were receiving . |
| 17 | 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 ? |
| 18 | It is polite , true , and it is the sort of thing a lot of clients like . |
| 19 | Now if you do recall your first year notes , this is the relationship underlines a cobweb model , right that prices were based on erm or supply decisions were based on prices at planting right and we showed you that cobweb model erm farmers make systematic errors right cos they never appreciate the cycle there is a cycle to prices , right so they 're making systematic errors right cos prices are high this year as a result erm erm of plant a lot so that when the supply comes on the market next year right , prices are very low and you would thought farmers would er , would learn but prices fluctuated right . |
| 20 | Now when we get round to this subject this afternoon of fire a lot of people think that fire is a modern invention . |
| 21 | It may save you a lot of time a lot bother a lot of marks . |