Example sentences of "have a lot " in BNC.
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| 1 | He wrote that he was lying on a concrete floor ; he mentioned acute rheumatism , chronic bronchitis ; ‘ My ribs are tight , I have a lot of fever , I cough all the time . |
| 2 | In filming you have a lot of this to do where you read a script through once and then have go . |
| 3 | If you have a lot of plants and do n't want to use any of the usual chemicals , try a biological insecticide . |
| 4 | Well I guess we have a lot to catch up on , like the whole of our lives seeing as we finally got to say hello to each other only years ago . |
| 5 | You have a lot to lose , thought Jay , rolling a cigarette , and you know damn well you might have to , or at least turn it all upside down if you let yourself fall in love with me . |
| 6 | It 's worth hiring a heavyduty cutting jig if you have a lot of quarries to cut ; ordinary cutters are n't strong enough for the job . |
| 7 | We are the largest manufacturer in Europe and I think we have a lot to bring to bear . ’ |
| 8 | We do have traditional travelling people but we also have a lot of people these days who are dropping out of society and who do not want to stay put anywhere . ’ |
| 9 | I 'm afraid we have a lot of people in top management today whose background is such that they do n't really get involved with people on the shop floor . |
| 10 | He believes that industrialists have a lot to offer academic institutions in helping them to manage their resources . |
| 11 | Women of the first group are in many ways utterly dissimilar from each other , differing in language , religion and customs ( see tables 1 and 2 ) , but their roles in the peasant societies they have come from have a lot in common . |
| 12 | We have a lot of fun . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ In my borough we have a lot of odd-shaped kitchens . |
| 14 | Patrick Hazlewood , of Dorcan School , agrees that teachers have a lot to answer for when it comes to explaining engineering to students . |
| 15 | We have a lot of sympathy for the family . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ It does n't worry me morally but I have a lot of sympathy with those who do n't think it is very attractive . |
| 17 | They have a lot of experience of large parties . ’ |
| 18 | When you have a lot of trouble , you learn to live with it . |
| 19 | He 's a sharp operator , adept at playing the angles , continually bouncing gags off the course of a meandering conversation which takes in flotation tanks ( ’ They told me they wanted to recreate the conditions of the womb , but that 's all I need : some jerk in a white coat stabbing me with an ice-pick for half an hour ’ ) : Panama ( ’ Most American casualties over there were self-inflicted , but that 's because we have a lot of Hispanics in the armed services and some guys get confused ; some Hispanics in the armed services and some guys get confused ; some Hispanics shot themselves , they 're that loyal ’ ) ; even , somehow , the British motorway system ( ’ Driving up the M1 ! |
| 20 | ‘ We have a lot in common , ’ says Lester . |
| 21 | In spark-ignition ( petrol-type ) engines all gas fuels have a lot to offer , and natural gas produces the cleanest burn of the lot . |
| 22 | I think circumstances have a lot to do with it though . ’ |
| 23 | Many horses have a lot of negative things happen to them in their lives , like Anna ; but unlike with Anna , they are usually interspersed with good things too — which fortunately have an undoing effect . |
| 24 | If you have a lot of money , you can ‘ buy ’ beauty . |
| 25 | ‘ Essentially you have a lot of people who are very highly paid . |
| 26 | They have a lot more empathy when it comes to handling customers . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Golf is improved so much all over the world , ’ says Baker-Finch , the Open champion who followed his first round of 70 with a 69 , ‘ and the Aussies have a lot of potential . ’ |
| 28 | If you have a lot of sanding to do away from a power source , the Bosch is a well made , quiet sander that is just the job . |
| 29 | If you have a lot of repetitive driving to do , it 's worth investing in a spiral ratchet screwdriver with a range of inter-changeable bits . |
| 30 | ‘ You have a lot of Asians and Caribbeans working in the foundry , but not so many in the other part , ’ Robyn observed , when they were back in the peaceful calm and comparative luxury of Wilcox 's office . |