Example sentences of "be not a lot [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | Unfortunately , there are not a lot of good directors around . |
2 | There are not a lot of jobs you can get without a work permit , being a Registered Alien like me . |
3 | Well I 'm I 'm sorry but I 'm not a lot of use to him if I let him just walk away from the shield . |
4 | Receive erm there are there are n't a lot of other words that do have C in well there are but they 're quite sort of awkward words like try deceive . |
5 | er other than wh the church ones , which obviously are n't a lot of use to us for this |
6 | In fact , all the shows that played there were amazing although we did two or three shows in America where there were n't a lot of people . |
7 | But the average pay was still below the police plus there was job security — there were n't a lot of jobs paying pensions then . |
8 | Buckingham Palace were n't a lot of help in the matter yesterday . |
9 | There were n't a lot of bleach in it . |
10 | There were n't a lot of room but you do n't care do you ? |
11 | Were n't a lot of choice was there ? |
12 | This is not a lot of fun . |
13 | ‘ Making the decision to come in is difficult for an investor , ’ Sir Bob Reid said in a recent interview , ‘ as there is no easy exit once you are in , and there is not a lot of money to be made in the railway business . ’ |
14 | There is not a lot of doubt about the desirability of what is being proposed : the problem lies in anticipating the kind of difficulties which will arise and in devising effective and imaginative solutions . |
15 | There is not a lot of case law for the adjudication officers to base their decisions on . |
16 | The first is not a lot of use in an indirect system , since once the mains stopcock has been turned off , most of the water left in the rising main can be drained out from the kitchen tap . |
17 | But I mean , there is not a lot of tar barrel rolling around the country . |
18 | As with most coupes there is not a lot of room in the back , even kids find it tight . |
19 | While it is true that the spores can easily hop over the garden fence , and there is not a lot to be done about sources of infection further along the road , much can be done by being entirely ruthless in cleaning up your fallen leaves and rose debris . |
20 | Their economies are failing and even if their players become wealthy by staying at home , there is not a lot for them to buy . |
21 | David Lyles , the coach , says their winning secret is constant hard work and dedication and determination … they have problems finding enough pool time because there are so many clubs in Swindon but it is a nationwide problem because there are only two good pools in this country which is not a lot for fifty million people … |
22 | I obviously wanted some more but it was very expensive : coke sells for between £80 and £120 per gram , and a gram 's not a lot at all . |
23 | " True , the guys at the bottom of the money list are making about $100,000 a year , but that 's not a lot for professional athletes . |
24 | What we need to do is get our members and make them feel that they 're part of Europe , not dispossessed by it , at this moment in the time there 's not a lot for them in consideration of Europe . |
25 | There 's not a lot to the game really : just barge the other skater off the ball and race for goal — the computer-goalie is totally useless . |
26 | It might seem that there 's not a lot to it . |
27 | I says well Blackpool then , did all the routes you know , tell you all the routes that you can take for you know , and that took what fifteen seconds , twenty seconds or something to work that out , maybe there 's not a lot to er alternatives |
28 | As you can see , there 's not a lot of room for ice cream , crispy pancakes or TV dinners . |
29 | We 've got some smudges but that 's not a lot of use . ’ |
30 | And there 's not a lot of co-ordination between what she 's currently doing and what the children did last year , or what they will do with another teacher next . |