Example sentences of "lot of [noun pl] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was very dark , and there were a lot of clouds in the sky . |
| 2 | After all , there are a lot of divisions in the police — they do n't all wear uniforms and some do n't even shave . |
| 3 | In a larger building , like that in which I work , I would have to store a lot of instructions of the above kind in order to find my way about . |
| 4 | It does n't er really sort of er er in a sense prevent er or mitigate against a lot of a lot of developments in the countryside . |
| 5 | He 's got all sorts of schemes a lot of schemes in the pipeline . |
| 6 | There are a lot of ducks on the pond . |
| 7 | Well a lot , I found a lot of blokes in the infantry they were so scared of some of the officers and I |
| 8 | You have a lot of nicknames in the factory ? |
| 9 | There were quite a lot of shorts in the collection , taking the place of the recently fashionable short skirts . |
| 10 | I ran into a lot of sceptics on the North Shore . |
| 11 | There were a lot of lorries at the side of the road . |
| 12 | ‘ There are a lot of blanks in the Thirties where we do n't know a great deal about it and there was a period just after the war from 1947 through to the middle Fifties — that 's another gap . |
| 13 | ‘ You have a lot of clothes in the next room . |
| 14 | Well I would say that there has been a lot of changes since the new Home Office guide lines were issued in nineteen eighty five |
| 15 | There 's gon na be a lot of changes at the end of this century , the beginning of next century in Europe and if we 're not with them then we 're gon na be left behind . |
| 16 | But he believes that there are developments around the corner that could bring a lot of changes for the better , not least of them , technological changes . |
| 17 | There 'd been a lot of changes under the malais , I 'll give them that , even if most of the development was for reasons of military necessity and accomplished , like the Japanese for whom they had more than a sneaking admiration , with forced-draft labour . |
| 18 | ‘ I moved here in September so I have only been here a short time and we have had a lot of changes in the past because of the moves Eric has made , ’ she says . |
| 19 | I would n't use the word enemy but we have seen a lot of changes in the relationship . |
| 20 | Now listen answer the question I asked you , answer the question I asked you , she has taken a lot of drugs in the past , not Prozac . |
| 21 | Erm certainly a lot of meetings in the early days , focused on the level of policing in the flats . |
| 22 | There are now quite a lot of members from the village who have joined . ’ |
| 23 | Kaitlin has run a lot of times over the course and the fact that the Michael Grassick stable is in form leads me to make him the choice in the Newcastle Maiden Hurdle . |
| 24 | Did you have any contact where a lot of times in the flats , with the housing office ? |
| 25 | ‘ I feel that it 's my job to do what a lot of film-makers in the 80s did , which is to tell you , ‘ do n't worry , be happy . ’ |
| 26 | We 're going to keep making a lot of investments in the future because that 's what we 're excited about , and if that means we would sacrifice some short-term profitability for long-term technology , we would do that , ’ he said . |
| 27 | Once again the LARGE PRINT option is a feature which has already brought a lot of knitters into the CML order book and at £5.50 inc p&p this is summer knitting at ‘ pick-your-own ’ prices . |
| 28 | Everyone knew that there were still a lot of prisoners in the surrounding country ; but only relatively few , those who were not Fascists , knew exactly where they were . |
| 29 | He 's probably got a lot of contacts along the way for anything anything you want you ask him okay . |
| 30 | In fact , he made the initial call for me , as he has a lot of contacts at the station because of his job . ’ |