Example sentences of "could [vb infin] a lot " in BNC.
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| 1 | That could explain a lot actually See old London 's Burning last night ? |
| 2 | If you fit the bill you could earn a lot of money . |
| 3 | You could earn a lot of money . |
| 4 | The landlord had obviously decided he could make a lot of money out of this rehearsal room lark . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | He realised he could make a lot of money and a name for himself if he were to act swiftly and produce his maps before Green had time to complete his own . |
| 7 | If the sport grows over the next 10 years as quickly as it has in the past five , I could make a lot of money . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ We always figured we could n't afford ads , but we could make a lot of noise ’ , says Miles . |
| 9 | He wrote to the managing director of THF 's leisure division , suggesting that the company could make a lot of money by putting the machines into its own outlets . |
| 10 | You know I could make a lot more effort than I do . |
| 11 | For one thing , it could absorb a lot of expert resources and the policy gains might not outweigh the costs of investigation in many cases : it could also encourage rent-seeking behaviour . |
| 12 | Even in Washington , DC , a man could buy a lot with eighteen million dollars . ’ |
| 13 | And it could prevent a lot of embarrassment to everyone concerned . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | in my view thrown off without any reasonable excuse , because I felt that I could bring a lot of expertise to the health authority . |
| 16 | He can get away with his accent but he could do a lot to improve his tone . |
| 17 | If you want a career that ensures that you will not be bored , will be stretched to your full capacity every day and allows you to be yourself , as well as earn a good salary at a general manager level — £30,000 a year — you could do a lot worse than the hotel and catering industry . |
| 18 | She could do a lot worse — 'e 's a good , steady man and 'e 's not given ti strong drink . ’ |
| 19 | Dr ‘ Lawrence ’ The reward I think is knowing that perhaps you 've done your best for your patients and if the patient at the end of the day says ‘ thank you ’ … [ but ] you could do a lot more given the opportunity and time is the great factor here . |
| 20 | After all , the body contains more collagen than any other protein : it should be no surprise that protecting it could do a lot of good . |
| 21 | We could do a lot of things but without the finance you just ca n't do it ! |
| 22 | Aristotle called the kings ‘ hereditary generals ’ and an incompetent or even average king could do a lot of damage in a short while — like Kleombrotos who lost the decisive battle of Leuktra in 371 but was not catastrophically inept . |
| 23 | There 's a , you could do a lot worse things that play football ! |
| 24 | I could do a lot for you , my dear . ’ |
| 25 | Mind you you could do a lot with that sixpence . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | you could do a lot with it |
| 28 | I am sure that that former right hon. Member of this House could do a lot to help Northern Ireland by giving us a favourable response in the very near future , as I believe he will . |
| 29 | By comparison with the ambitious ideas in the report of the Expert Group in Dublin , both North and South could do a lot better . |
| 30 | I must say we could do a lot worse than you . |