Example sentences of "lot of [adj] [noun] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it is very salty , pour a second lot of boiling water over it . ) |
| 2 | The temptation to give a lot of negative attention over and above the agreed punisher can be overwhelming . |
| 3 | Sybil had her eye on the main chance , and so have a lot of other women over the years . |
| 4 | Hazel said she intended to spend her vouchers on items for her home and said : ‘ I am very pleased to reach this milestone because I have always enjoyed my work and have made a lot of good friends over the years . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Of course there 's been a lot of public controversy over the proposals for hospital trusts and fund-holding general practices , that 's part of the job . |
| 6 | Yes I suppose it 's true that for somebody like me I 've been involved in quite a lot of different groups over over the years and the quarry men 's support group is it 's difficult to put in words really er exactly how it 's erm you know I think it 's very easy f for groups to become sort of s set really and er well I 've always wanted it to involve everybody and I think it does that in a way it sort of er it 's quite special to all of us in in a funny sort of way it 's er you know we feel quite committed . |
| 7 | People have made wonderful toys in a lot of different places over a period of time . |
| 8 | Sunbeds have received a lot of bad publicity over the last years . |
| 9 | I seem to have collected an awful lot of those parking-tokens over the last few months . |