Example sentences of "have a lot [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I think I better go soon , I know you have a lot to talk about . ’ |
| 2 | We have a lot to talk about . ’ |
| 3 | But erm we , such as myself and the young'uns and the older ones , have a lot to remember from those years ago . |
| 4 | With 1,531 drums and 8,221 cylinders still outstanding , representing assets worth £3.5 million , they certainly have a lot to go for . ’ |
| 5 | Since I started walking railways I have been amazed at how many other people do it , so the poor farmers potentially have a lot to put up with . |
| 6 | I think circumstances have a lot to do with it though . ’ |
| 7 | We have a lot to do in communications among ourselves and between the different disciplines and different complementary approaches . |
| 8 | ‘ There are problems and we have a lot to do . |
| 9 | In the way of people who have a lot to do but nothing they really want to do , I developed various minor ailments after Oliver was born . |
| 10 | However , if you are leaving the house very early or have a lot to do before you leave , even this will not be possible . |
| 11 | Stories newspapers print , he believes , sometimes have a lot to do with showbusiness marriages breaking up . |
| 12 | ‘ Please do n't break your promise to Dana — I shall survive ; and now you must excuse me , I have a lot to do before I go to the NEC . ’ |
| 13 | He told me then , I do n't know why , but pain and drugs usually have a lot to do with that urge to confess that seems to overtake the dying . |
| 14 | I have a lot to do . ’ |
| 15 | Well , I think they have a lot to do , quite a lot to do with it . |
| 16 | ‘ I have a lot to do tomorrow . ’ |
| 17 | But we have a lot to do . |
| 18 | ‘ It 's only nine o'clock — but we have a lot to do this morning , ’ he said briskly . |
| 19 | MacArthur is modestly surprised by all the praise and talk of awards that has greeted her recent performances : ‘ These roles have a lot to do with the reason I became an actress in the first place — I still think of my career as being about to begin ! ’ |
| 20 | Whilst we still have a lot to do , the determination and resolve of everyone in the Group to continued improvement is encouraging , and gives me confidence that we will meet our goals . |
| 21 | Patrick Hazlewood , of Dorcan School , agrees that teachers have a lot to answer for when it comes to explaining engineering to students . |
| 22 | However , I feel that the ‘ caring professions ’ have a lot to answer for in terms of the attitude held by the general public . |
| 23 | His parents have a lot to answer for . |
| 24 | Tax men have a lot to answer for . |
| 25 | One might suppose in reading this chapter that teachers have a lot to answer for ; after all , they are the ones who are responsible for accentuating sport by turning a vague , ill-formed image into a seemingly realistic pursuit for sporting excellence . |
| 26 | These spion ’ — Myeloski used the Russian word — ‘ have a lot to answer for . ’ |
| 27 | Erm what I wanted to say is , erm , in response to the lady in the red , was that a lot of feminists have a lot to answer for because , in the sense , men erm can be discriminat , well not discriminated but we can say things about men which are generalizations , whereas if a , one man says one generalized thing about a woman , then he 's just , you know chauvinists is everything , and he 's got a really bad name to him , so I think it 's got to be looked at from both sides . |
| 28 | You guys have a lot to live up to . ’ |
| 29 | its 40 years since the jaguar c types scored their greatest victory in the legendary race and the new look jaguars have a lot to live up to … |
| 30 | INDUSTRIAL development staff at Sunderland 's civic centre and town ( or should that be city ) hall have a lot to live up to . |