Example sentences of "for a lot " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is the start of the heavy banqueting season , leading up to Christmas , which should be a busy period for a lot of hotel restaurants . |
| 2 | He has two kinds of Test performance — five for very few , and none for a lot , and this was looking like the latter . |
| 3 | ‘ The main reason for a lot is that they are in trouble because of higher mortgage rates . ’ |
| 4 | It paid for a lot of education . |
| 5 | He needed room for a lot of books and wanted his chaplain and secretary to be able to live in the house . |
| 6 | The rural past provides inspiration for a lot of his clothes ; a tweed jacket , drill jodhpurs and a white shirt are very Ralph Lauren . |
| 7 | With long straights and blind brows often hiding corners , experience counts for a lot . |
| 8 | That is why a third principle will also count for a lot in 1991 . |
| 9 | If Mr Kaifu fails to revive the parliamentary bill designed to support the anti-Iraq forces in the Gulf , the Americans are likely to ask for a lot more than the $4 billion Japan has so far promised to contribute towards the growing expenses there . |
| 10 | But her endorsement should count for a lot . |
| 11 | It means you have to keep club staff there for a lot longer , till about 6.30 , and that people spend their money over a longer period of time . |
| 12 | I do take into account that for a lot of people , pop artists are role models so you have to be careful about what you are doing . |
| 13 | Neighbours has been a springboard for a lot of careers , especially kids like them , ’ she said . |
| 14 | It looks like she 's going to last for a lot more than that . ’ |
| 15 | Mr Temple said O'Shea later made a series of ‘ bizarre ’ comments , including that ‘ after I died on the Cross my soul was sold , I believe , for a lot of money and I served the devil in Hell . |
| 16 | ‘ It is experience that is going to count for a lot , ’ he forecast . |
| 17 | Woosnam himself , angry at the time of the incident at the 13th , said this week that ‘ only a few people spoilt it for a lot ’ . |
| 18 | Schools went in for a lot of physical education , ‘ drill ’ , which involved jumping about in a drafty hall with your skirt tucked into your knickers if you were female . |
| 19 | ‘ Christ , is n't it bad enough that I have to scrape for every bloody penny to do a piece of vital research , without being forced to turn my project into a circus for a lot of gawping idiots who wo n't have the least comprehension of what I 'm trying to do ? |
| 20 | Easy Rider was the motivation for a lot of things and for those not familiar with the story , it is one of free love and excessive drugs and of American society as perceived by Hopper in 1968 , with some moralistic warnings about drug use and undertones about the consequences of such a lifestyle — but only if you were actually looking for them . |
| 21 | ‘ Local knowledge counts for a lot … we hardly pulled out the maps [ in New Zealand ] , ’ he said . |
| 22 | For a lot of women , a kiss seems to be more intimate than sexual intercourse . |
| 23 | ‘ Farnborough is where it all began for a lot of people . |
| 24 | Of course , sea-trout never give themselves up easily ; you have to know your loch and be prepared to hunt for where the fish lie ; so be prepared for a lot of rowing , and a lot of finger-crossing on Oscaig . |
| 25 | This interweaving of pre-Christian , reformation and contemporary religions gives Lewis its unique flavour and an opportunity for a lot of us to take stock of all that is slowly being eroded in our own cultures . |
| 26 | In trusts , however , it has been widely maintained that intention always counted for a lot more than words . |
| 27 | There are possibilities for a great range of skills to be used in volunteering and for a lot of enjoyment to be had into the bargain . |
| 28 | Whether you are out of work and applying for a lot of jobs , or in employment but looking to change , there is only any point in applying for positions where you have a real chance of being successful . |
| 29 | Although it is a good idea to make several copies at a time of your c.v. , especially if you are going to apply for a lot of jobs ‘ on spec. ’ , do not get too many done at once . |
| 30 | Continuity in marketing can count for a lot , but not if consumer attitudes are going through a sea change , and BMW 's light-footedness in launching the 3-series earned it the brand of the year award for durables . |