Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] a lot [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You seem to have a lot to say , ’ said Silver . |
| 2 | Cos you did n't know whether they 'd had er you know had a lot to drink or had a load of drugs and start going on the rampage or something . |
| 3 | Thank you for your clever verse About your favourite side ; It 's written well — I ‘ ve read much worse , Your cause , besides ; But now you ‘ ll know that Craven Cot Will still be there for you ; We ‘ ve tried out best , we ‘ ve done a lot To make your dreams come true . |
| 4 | ‘ I would seriously think about coming here for a longer stay if the right opportunity arose , but I do have a lot going for me back home , ’ said Lloyd , who spent his early years in Epping . |
| 5 | ‘ As I said , ’ Lucinda smiled ruefully , ‘ I do have a lot to learn . ’ |
| 6 | Cos we 've done a lot have n't we . |
| 7 | ‘ We 've done a lot to make sure that our equipment is safe ( it complies with British Standards 5750 and 5696 ) , but you do n't want the playground to be too safe or there 's no fun or adventure involved . |
| 8 | I think you 've got a lot to answer for . |
| 9 | ‘ I thought : ‘ I 've got a lot to live up to ! ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Then I 've got a lot to thank you for . |
| 11 | I 've got a lot to do tonight . |
| 12 | ‘ I shall have to go Ted , I 've got a lot to do before I go on shift . |
| 13 | If I 've got a lot to do I ca n't actually take as much time as I 'd like over it . |
| 14 | We 've got a lot to do if you 're going to make the shuttle . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I 've got a lot to do . |
| 16 | ‘ I 've got a lot to do , ’ I said . |
| 17 | I did n't realise how tired I am — and I 've got a lot to do tomorrow . |
| 18 | There 's nothing to see , and we 've got a lot to do , so we 'd be very grateful if you could just go home . |
| 19 | I 've got a lot to do . |
| 20 | It 's very nice of you to ask me — erm — but I 've got a lot to do when I get back to England — erm — I 'd like to have a lie down … and there 'll be piles of washing … and I have n't got a hairdresser … ’ |
| 21 | I — we 've got a lot to do . |
| 22 | ‘ OK , but be quick , I 've got a lot to do . ’ |
| 23 | So er we 've got a lot to do , to come back , we 've got a van load to come back . |
| 24 | Come on then cos I 've got a lot to do mate . |
| 25 | I think they 've got a lot to give . |
| 26 | implying you sort of see that they are reluctant to get involved in this , they 've got a lot to lose from this . |
| 27 | I 've got a lot done . |
| 28 | ‘ They 've got a lot to talk about , they used to know so many of the same people , ’ I said , to comfort him . |
| 29 | " We 've got a lot to talk over . |
| 30 | ‘ I have to see Dieter … we 've got a lot to talk about . ’ |