Example sentences of "[noun sg] of a lot [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There 's no doubt that by revivifying the programme of Descartes and Hume in an extremely forceful and effective way , and arming it with new logical weapons , he did make a very substantial contribution to the theory of knowledge and activated the thinking of a lot of other people . |
| 2 | This chapter includes several suggestions for growing suitable plants for pressing in your garden , plus plenty of ideas if you would like to grow plants but do n't have the luxury of a lot of space . |
| 3 | I have found that erm it seems basically to be a very pessimistic kind of fiction , more pessimistic than people have often given it credit for , largely because they tend to see , for example in Dashiell Hammett , who 's the author I 'm most interested in from this period , erm a precursor of a lot of heroes , private eyes , who were said to have a very kind of steely moral integrity , which they balance against a general corruption in the world outside , and it does seem to me that in fact with Hammett the detective mirrors the corruption of that world as much as he stands against it , so that it does seem to me rather pessimistic . |
| 4 | The number of pollums , plastics , medicines , has just been quite fantastic , but not the sudden flash of light , but the slow progress of a lot of people working together . |
| 5 | Er with the addition of a lot of of members of the public who sympathized and knew what was happening . |
| 6 | The museum was more crowded than on her previous visit , alive with the subdued noise of a lot of people trying to make no sound . |
| 7 | But the presence of a lot of barbel is not the only reason why large numbers can be caught at a sitting . |
| 8 | He has said many times that he does n't believe American public opinion will withstand the return of a lot of body bags . |
| 9 | ‘ So I would get hold of a lot of avid church users and have them saying things like , ‘ It 's great to be involved ’ , ‘ The whole family enjoy it ’ and ‘ An hour well-spent once a week ’ . |
| 10 | Smith has a way of merging pragmatism with logic that prevents the escape of a lot of the hot air which inevitably hypes up these occasions . |
| 11 | In the first place there are devices designed to present a digest of a lot of map information mainly as an illustration . |
| 12 | Like so much else in music , this is a process that involves the passage of a lot of Lime : learning a work on the page and then on the orchestra ? |
| 13 | The other evening , with the help of a lot of film , he put the spotlight on a very few areas of endeavour where he thought we might be actually going right . |
| 14 | Compound curves can either be produced with a spokeshave or , in our case , on the spindle moulder with the help of a lot of jigs . |
| 15 | Dessie Jordan , like David an Ulsterbus driver , praising the staff at Glengormley Health centre , for their work co-ordinating donations , added : ‘ This trip is only made possible by the help of a lot of people — our volunteers , Stena Sealink , and all those who have supported us with donations . ’ |
| 16 | And I have to say that that is the fate of a lot of press releases . |
| 17 | Well there 's sort of a lot of rough ones up the lane is n't there ? |
| 18 | 'Cos , yeah , it 's just vegetables we keep because erm , or if my mother makes sort of a lot of curries or things . |
| 19 | A prototype of a lot of what its doing was shown at Connectathon early last year . |
| 20 | Ken Pitt : ‘ But the big value of that album was that it brought David 's work to the attention of a lot of important people . |
| 21 | Whatever Albie got himself into seems to have caught the attention of a lot of people . |
| 22 | Traditionally , country cottages and houses which have unusual or unique features or are in need of a lot of renovation may be auctioned , if only because valuation is likely to be difficult . |
| 23 | He 'd have to be someone in need of a lot of psychiatric help ! ’ |
| 24 | When Bill and Jenny bought it in 1977 , it was in need of a lot of tender loving care — today , much restored and refurbished it has a wealth of beams , stripped pine and attractive brick fireplaces . |
| 25 | Ramsey entered this conference with a reputation outside England as well as inside it ; and the proceedings of the conference confirmed the opinion of a lot of bishops that he ought to be their next leader . |
| 26 | Elton is aware he 's coming to the hometown of a lot of great traditional comedians like Frank Carson , Roy Walker and Jimmy Cricket . |
| 27 | " Whatever the method the reason was the same , the amalgamation of a lot of small holdings into sheep farms , and the result a very different pattern of agriculture . |
| 28 | ‘ Sunil waxes eloquent on the desire of a lot of men in his community to keep their wives in perfect ignorance . ’ |
| 29 | And when they hit me with the INSET thing it was the summer term , the first half of the summer term and I was beginning to fray at the edges , as far as I 'd just got things going , and it was just like something else on top of a lot of pressure already . |
| 30 | Iveco 's official language is English , but Mr Aimetti concedes that , in spite of a lot of effort to get people to learn a second language , there has not been much success . |