Example sentences of "have [vb pp] a lot " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anyone over the age of 50 , and in some fields over the age of 45 ( younger for women ) , should have given a lot of thought to answering an interviewer 's question about age . |
| 2 | When she was hurt she put herself out of reach ; Caro knew that by now , and she would have given a lot to undo the conversation . |
| 3 | Although I might have layered a lot of notes on one part it 's still basically , say , a D minor chord or whatever . |
| 4 | They must have heard a lot of wonderful music-making . |
| 5 | A mystery man in her life would have explained a lot . |
| 6 | But wheats are very slow to turn and have developed a lot of ear disease during recent damp weather , reports Mr Lister . |
| 7 | If we 'd fought that election on the trade union agenda , we would have won a lot more votes than the campaign issues chosen by the professionals . |
| 8 | ‘ Until then waves had looked like a pleasant photogenic distraction on television , and not a serious challenge to anything else , ’ Salter recalled , ‘ but getting so close to 5 p/kWh would have rung a lot of alarm bells with people who would feel threatened . ’ |
| 9 | It would have looked a lot worse if I had n't a proper motive for meeting you in the first place . ’ |
| 10 | Once Deano/Whelan/Wallace had built up an understanding then the goals would have come a lot easier . |
| 11 | ‘ They are doing it for you and the children. : This must have saved a lot of misery , as she was really listened to . |
| 12 | It would have saved a lot of unnecessary antagonism . ’ |
| 13 | With hindsight it would have saved a lot of heartbreak if he had looked the other way . |
| 14 | It may have saved a lot of time . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Neither am I , querida , ’ he said slowly , ‘ but I wish that I 'd had those skills in Seville because it would have saved a lot of anguish . |
| 16 | We trained on an artificial pitch for two days this week and we should have done a lot better . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ She had already done so much and would have done a lot more . |
| 18 | In fact er they should have done a lot better , but a lot of Conservative voters did n't bother going out to vote cos it was a foregone conclusion . |
| 19 | If I 'd done English , geography and history , I might have done a lot better , but they just did n't seem to bother about you if you were doing science — perhaps it was an old-fashioned school . |
| 20 | He would have done a lot better with Speich , but the burly , moustached German did n't look very sentimental . |
| 21 | As Merrill looked at him questioningly , he went on , ‘ Knowing , by then , just how you felt about the circumstances of Elise 's death , you could have done a lot of damage . ’ |
| 22 | But I think if er if he 'd have had a firm 's input , that wanted something designing , he 'd he 'd have done a lot better . |
| 23 | If you are going up to senior positions movement is essential ; even people who may plateau out at middle management will have done a lot of different jobs for three , four , five years . |
| 24 | Erm but I do n't think we , if we 'd have done a lot more work you know , it 'd have been any better . |
| 25 | I 'd have felt a lot happier . ’ |
| 26 | I think she must have seen a lot of things at that time which had made her the way she was , seen things in the blackout and in the underground stations . |
| 27 | I will be out there because I am , and this may have surprised a lot of , a very youthful appearance of me , I 'm gon na be a granddad in August and October this year . |
| 28 | I 'd been paying tax and national insurance for 12 years before I found myself having to make a claim and if I 'd been putting the money in a building society I 'd have had a lot more than I eventually got out of them . ’ |
| 29 | I think if I 'd been in a Western country I would have had a lot more comeback … |
| 30 | ‘ They must have had a lot of replies , ’ said Penelope . |