Example sentences of "they [vb mod] [vb infin] a lot " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many depressed people just withdraw into themselves , they may sleep a lot in the day but have wakeful nights . |
| 2 | They may seem a lot , but in fact they fit easily into a single bag . |
| 3 | In other words , they ca n't go out themselves , perhaps rock climbing , they may have a lot of other attributes , but they have n't that particular attribute . |
| 4 | ‘ They must make a lot of dusting . ‘ |
| 5 | ‘ They must have a lot of catching up to do . ’ |
| 6 | Well they must have a lot of money . |
| 7 | Because they must , I mean even though Mark 's are good suits , I mean they must get a lot of wear . |
| 8 | TMD Carat head of press Paul Shalet says : ‘ If they can sell 250,000 copies and get sponsorship for it as well , they should make a lot of money . ’ |
| 9 | He 's engaged and they 're saving up to get married , but Helen and him thought it 'd be better to buy one now because they 'll have a lot of expenses after they 're married and wo n't have Helen 's wages . ’ |
| 10 | but erm , you know , they 'll get a lot of trouble and there 's a register , there 's a natural register of assessors and if an assessor is not seen to be doing his job he 'll get struck off basically and that will cause major problems then |
| 11 | And because they get paid a lot of money they 'll put a lot more into it . |
| 12 | Fellows from universities who fought in Spain are being given jobs in Intelligence or Censorship where they could do a lot more damage as traitors than a squaddy like I 'd be . |
| 13 | Captain America and Billy the Kid had blown it when they believed they could make a lot of money and retire , but life was not simply about economics ; they had , according to Fonda , found their freedom but their liberty was like the statue in New York harbour , surrounded by polluted waters . |
| 14 | SUNSCREEM ARE about as far removed from rock music and spurious notions of ‘ cutting it live ’ as it 's possible to get , but as one of the few rave-oriented acts around who actually play live they could teach a lot of aspiring indie acts a thing or seven about live entertainment . |
| 15 | They could see a lot of lorries , and a lot of men were working there , building the new town . |
| 16 | They said they 'd give a lot of help . |
| 17 | " Some people would give their eyes to — well , they 'd give a lot to have your eyesight at your age . " |
| 18 | If an insurance company were having to pay out , they would want a lot more information than we are being offered . |
| 19 | They would want a lot ; there is no reason that we should give them everything they ask for . |
| 20 | ‘ I actually thought they would relate a lot more . |
| 21 | They would ask a lot of questions in the village . |
| 22 | He reckoned that if any angler ever worked out how to hit all of the bites that came on that method they would win a lot of money . |
| 23 | They would need a lot of convincing before accepting that tourism is a better bet . |
| 24 | The older ones were pleased because they would get a lot of money , the younger ones were upset because they were thinking about the future . |
| 25 | And in this sense , when we liberate South Africa we will also create , we hope a state in the world which will become foremost in fighting racism all over the world and at the lower level our community based organizations our non-governmental organizations that have across colour built up structures to move communities forward if our friends in Eastern Europe and elsewhere could see how that is done at grass roots level in the hell of racism as I say they would have a lot to learn . |
| 26 | they would have a lot more customers whatever the price . |
| 27 | They had decided that they would save a lot of money doing their own purchasing and importing , and Christina wanted to make her own contribution to all the work on the hotel . |
| 28 | This is supposed to mean that they will travel a lot the following year . |
| 29 | They will generate a lot of revenue that will put us in good stead for the future . |
| 30 | If the type of foods you eat means that all your meals are heavily loaded with fat then they will contain a lot of energy — and if you do n't take a lot of exercise to burn this up , you will inevitably put on weight . |