Example sentences of "lot of [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | After a lot of pestering I was allowed to speak to two friends who had come to court with me , and I was appalled by having to speak to them through a glass and metal grille thing . |
2 | They had the glue had the glue they did a lot of gluing I suppose fixing on the material |
3 | there 's a lot of backtracking it 's not a question of learn every integral there is and you have them all neatly laid out in your head in a |
4 | So what so traditional schools Thought that women did a lot of Recognized they thought that women did a lot of talking but that a lot of it was n't really any use . |
5 | Yeah I want a lot of grovelling she says , I want an enormous amount of grovelling when you come . |
6 | It takes a lot of doing you know , to grow some good flowers , some good fruit , some good vegetables , especially in a year when water 's been so short . |
7 | a big str , a bit strong fellow to he had good legs on him , he did a lot of cycling you know |
8 | What a lot of travelling you 've all got to do . |