Example sentences of "give [noun] a lot [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The thing is , ’ Luke said , encouraged , ‘ I do n't want to give Mum a lot of grief about it , but you do get hacked off with being patient , a bit . ’ |
| 2 | We are n't a unit that believes in giving kids a lot of freedom . |
| 3 | Despite being rather shocked , they responded extremely well , and gave Joanne a lot of help and support . |
| 4 | ‘ I was n't in Belfast for the second leg but from what I saw on television they gave Tbilisi a lot of problems and that 's what we are expecting next week . |
| 5 | He was very glad to hear Charles was getting so much better — he did n't want his brother 's death on his conscience , he said , and that gave Rachel a lot of hope for a future reconciliation . |