"A lot of times, I can turn and pass without even looking."
But, in our era, a lot of folks are passing on.
A lot of time has passed since I last spoke to you.
Still, a lot of time had passed since those first fifteen seconds, and I hadn't thought about it again.
Oh, but a lot of time had passed since then, one might say.
I live in Taiwan and a lot of new stuff completely passes me by.
A lot of time had passed during his sleeping years.
A lot of time has passed, but then recently I just started thinking about it again.
"A lot of girls you mean have passed through her hands."
A lot of people would pass by and say: 'What is she doing?