Example sentences of "[prep] a lot of [noun pl] in " in BNC.
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1 | Talking of ‘ inflation ’ — a neat theoretical idea of exponential growth in the early history of the universe that disposed of a lot of problems in the marriage between theoretical physics and cosmology — he refuses to subscribe to the overwhelming enthusiasm with which many scientists discuss the subject : |
2 | It does n't er really sort of er er in a sense prevent er or mitigate against a lot of a lot of developments in the countryside . |
3 | ‘ I 've been in and out of a lot of jails in my time . ’ |
4 | ‘ Sunil waxes eloquent on the desire of a lot of men in his community to keep their wives in perfect ignorance . ’ |
5 | ‘ Like a lot of things in the musical instrument industry , strings are much better value than they used to be . |
6 | Look , Rory , I 've been wrong about a lot of things in my life , but never more than I have been about you , right from the start . |
7 | ‘ While people are cautious about a lot of developments in Europe , rightly so , and while they are looking for British advantage , rightly so , they realise it can not be done from the back of the class . |
8 | Leicester have had to cope with a lot of injuries in the early part of the season the most serious blow the loss of Steve Walsh . |
9 | I had to come to grips with a lot of things in a hurry . |
10 | You , you come down through a field with a lot of beasts in it ? |
11 | At the moment Gorbachev is like a juggler with a lot of balls in the air at once . |
12 | The use of these coaches was mainly on secondary services , then branch and local , and in a lot of cases in their last years as workmen 's , although 1622 's record makes no comment about this . |
13 | This is a city without a lot of parks in its centre only the Castle and er not a lot of trees not mature trees so er er I need to know that it 's necessary to move these trees . |
14 | It will be a relief to a lot of families in Scotland . ’ |
15 | I had been listening to a lot of songs in very different styles , quite consciously , to try to get a little more inspiration for when we went into the studio . |