Example sentences of "[verb] a lot " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I 've got a feeling you 're going to end up transcribing a lot of the north of the border stuff . |
| 2 | Cats sleep a lot , so let them choose their own spots — instead of a cosy fireside , your two might prefer an old box on top of the filing cabinet . |
| 3 | We used to catch a lot of fish and it was always in them days you used to catch the trout in the Summer and you used to dry them on the on the dykes and hang them on the line like you could see haddocks and that drying . |
| 4 | My oil paintings often involve a lot of fine lines and small details , but when using fine brushes I find it very difficult to get the oil paint to flow from the brush very smoothly . |
| 5 | My oil paintings often involve a lot of fine lines and small details , but when using fine brushes I find it very difficult to get the oil paint to flow from the brush very smoothly . |
| 6 | These games involve a lot of reading . |
| 7 | Genetic algorithms involve a lot of computation . |
| 8 | Now , we could be denying a lot of very experienced noble colleagues the opportunity to contribute to debates , quite probably through no fault of their own , as we all realize . |
| 9 | If they 're not very careful , the family will lose out every time and that causes a lot of problems in our society . |
| 10 | and he causes a lot of problems for the opposition . |
| 11 | Causes a lot of talk . |
| 12 | Once you 've seen it , you 'll want to change your mind , they always do , and that causes a lot of extra bother . " |
| 13 | Though the moment of penetration is almost painless , the presence of the botfly causes a lot of irritation , and by the time it has been in residence for three weeks or so , the resulting lump is quite painful . |
| 14 | We all are aware that funds have to be generated but it , it causes a lot of membership . |
| 15 | Let's look at that again , when the boat 's heeled over that rudder movement causes a lot of turbulence and that 's just slowing you down . |
| 16 | It 's despair that perfectly normal young men can be made vicious and evil because they 've won a lot of money . |
| 17 | If we 'd fought that election on the trade union agenda , we would have won a lot more votes than the campaign issues chosen by the professionals . |
| 18 | Dutch 's owner Ron Smith , f rom Manor Road , said : ‘ He has won a lot of championships already including best of breed . |
| 19 | You get another player like Jimmy White , wonderful player to watch , I mean , you know , flashes the ball all over the place , knocks it in , wonderful player , er and has won a lot of championships , but Jimmy 's a totally different character , does n't practice anywhere near as much as Steve Davis . |
| 20 | Cos her Mum won a lot of money . |
| 21 | It 's great , Frankie boy ; I 'm keeping to the fields and the woods and walking a lot and getting lifts and when I get near a town I look for a good fat juicy dog and I make friends with it and take it out to the woods and then I kill it and eat it . |
| 22 | But one thing , on behalf of the museum services , I would like to thank Doreen Griffiths for the help she gave us in our exhibition , ’ Memories of Change ’ , which you can see in the exhibition room over there , and she contributed a lot of photographs , and her memories , and allowed herself to be taped and have her memories in our archive , and for that we give her a great thank , because it 's not always easy for the , sometimes for the first time to begin talking into a tape-recorder , so we thank her very much , and thank you very much for coming in and performing for us today ! |
| 23 | Last night 's presentation of this very old and very , very popular musical provided a lot of notice and much needed financial assistance for the superb Glenveagh Special Care School in south Belfast . |
| 24 | Alton Social Services are hoping to attract a lot of new foster carers in the Alton and Bordon areas to coincide with National Foster Week , and a change in the whole concept of foster care . |
| 25 | ‘ We all know that XR3s and Cossies seem to attract a lot of unwanted attention , but I feel I 'm paying too much insurance on what is a Plain Jane family saloon , ’ he says . |
| 26 | It also tends to attract a lot of magic since this is about the only thing your opponent can rely on to slow it down . |
| 27 | I have pleasure in enclosing a few copies of our new recruitment leaflet which I hope you feel will enable you to attract a lot of people in your area to become CPRW members . |
| 28 | This airworthy Mitchell , which has been grounded within the Museum for the past five years , is expected to attract a lot of interest from the Australian warbird community . |
| 29 | A major raffle , for a two-week holiday in Florida and other top prizes , is expected to attract a lot of support . |
| 30 | The second thing we 're doing is we 've we are going to attract a lot of money from what we call a specific grant for mentally ill . |