Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] [verb] [pron] a lot " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had done what a lot of people do when struck with shyness — tried to detach myself from a situation because I anticipated rejection . |
| 2 | Fortunately for Conran , he had attended the sort of public school ‘ which had taught me a lot of practical skills ’ . |
| 3 | He had always been a very religious man , which had helped him a lot in the Corporation . |
| 4 | She said she 'd given it a lot of thought and decided she 'd just got carried away because it was all such fun . |
| 5 | This was a great pose , she 'd practised it a lot with the mirror . |
| 6 | He 'd applied to join the police in his final year at university ; it had been an unfashionable thing to do but he 'd given it a lot of careful thought . |
| 7 | But that oil , it seemed to help me a lot . |
| 8 | But that oil , it seemed to help me a lot . |
| 9 | They thought it was best to know what you were up against , but Preston was n't sure it had done them a lot of good in the long run . |
| 10 | He had used it a lot in Seville . |
| 11 | He had told her a lot the previous night , too much for her to take in , but the salient points stuck out clearly in her mind . |