Example sentences of "[adj] 's [adv] a lot " in BNC.

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1 That 's why a lot of skins argue that the only ‘ authentic ’ music is the original Jamaican ska and rocksteady of the early to mid 60's .
2 That 's why a lot of people will go into medical secretary who have children .
3 That 's why a lot of people suffer illnesses .
4 I mean , that 's why a lot of people have gone over to recycled erm toilet rolls because fancy cutting down trees just for that !
5 That was terrible that was , cos that 's where a lot of their stuff was dumped , in the river at one time , cos now that 's all taken to sea .
6 I think that 's where a lot of the pressure comes in now , I should think , on scientists .
7 And that 's where a lot of it and she still think 's that he 's
8 That 's when a lot of the girls started banging on the door , screaming and shouting .
9 If somebody keeps on going abo on about how much they love you , if somebody keeps on going on about they care for you and how much they 'd like you to enjoy yourself and er all that kind of thing and you subsequently feel hurt , upset , abused and need to go to casualty , that 's probably a lot more difficult to understand because it does n't fit the script .
10 We 've got some smudges but that 's not a lot of use . ’
11 " True , the guys at the bottom of the money list are making about $100,000 a year , but that 's not a lot for professional athletes .
12 That 's not a lot .
13 No he 's chin wagging to someone well I 'll drop you off here , well that 's not a lot of good is it ?
14 I think I have n't got a lot there no , that 's not a lot .
15 That 's certainly a lot better than you have
16 That 's how a lot of these songs
17 Well , that 's how a lot of these places make the money is n't it ?
18 That 's quite a lot — quite a programme of work .
19 That 's quite a lot of work for
20 Because that 's quite a lot of traffic going through there .
21 So that 's that 's quite a lot , if it 's an investigator , which of course it may not be .
22 That 's quite a lot .
23 Half an acre , that 's quite a lot .
24 That 's quite a lot for a
25 Excellent excellent excellent , cos that 's you know that 's quite a lot of maths in that and you get these sines and coses and omega T omega T and
26 This bruiser 's called Tyson — that 's quite a lot to live up to .
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