Example sentences of "have a lot [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ If a folder has a lot of stuff in it , it sounds bigger than one which is fairly small .
2 In writing a program , one often has a lot of freedom in the use of bound variables : not only in where they are declared , but also in whether to declare a new variable or re-use an old one .
3 A specially-designed timetable means the driver has a lot of freedom to stop , start and reverse in response to events on the track .
4 The driver has a lot of freedom to stop , start and reverse in response to events on the track .
5 The breed ( and its fuel ) has a lot of life in it , says Ricardo .
6 Yet the Commission says the industry still has a lot of life in it .
7 Nature , produced by Robin Hellier , has a lot of pace as did Horizon 's The Geneva event ( BBC2 , 24 January ) What the latter did not have was much patience with the aspirant but relatively unlearned student of what is going on in the world of high energy physics The main Geneva event — the identification of the W subatomic particle which , with the Z , will enable the theory that the four fundamental forces of nature can be unified within a single framework to be sustained — has yet to be announced , though it is believed imminent Horizon had been patiently filming for four years .
8 ‘ Mr Nichol has a lot of knowledge in the fields of mental health and this is one area we have wanted to look at for a while . ’
9 I do n't expect it to match Love Story , but I think he still has a lot of mileage and is well worth supporting .
10 He has a lot of skill and pace , and could cause us problems . ’
11 Despite a disciplinary record that reflects his competitive nature , Trevor has a lot of skill and in many ways is a credit to the side .
12 Jamie has a lot of skill and I 'm pleased to give him this opportunity . ’
13 Slater has a lot of style , even if most of it seems to be on loan from Jack Nicholson ( by way of Peter Falk ) .
14 And even where the student has a lot of choice , why should he or she choose incoherence ?
15 Sometimes I go to bed and he comes and says he has a lot of hit songs for me . ’
16 Pešek is low-voltage by comparison , but he has a lot of heart , he means everything he says , and he does offer this intriguing programme .
17 This man Gennaro obviously has a lot of influence even among the less desirable characters in this city , or at least in this part of it .
18 She has a lot of influence . ’
19 George , although fairly tough , also has a lot of tact , as is shown through the incident concerning Candy 's dog + in his talking to Slim and all the other men before and after that event .
20 She has a lot of fun with Vogue 's heartless frivolity , Paul Theroux ( ‘ I 'd suggest a vasectomy ’ ) and the Surrealists ( ‘ What did these young people do with themselves when they were not engaged in the revolutionary act of sleep ? ’ ) .
21 Lincolnshire has a lot of history of being a well managed authority , a proved exercising sound controls on its financial and management affairs , and I 'm pleased to say that I 'm again in a position to confirm that that is our view , for the conduct of the Council 's business in the period on which we are reporting .
22 His father has a lot of money . ’
23 According to Rory Powe , fund manager for Invesco ( 071–626 3434 ) , France has a lot of plus points despite economic difficulties throughout Europe .
24 Network File System can provide only ‘ weak clustering ’ , while the Open Software Foundation 's Distributed Computing Environment is ‘ a very large chunk of code not fully shaken out ’ , according to Fitzgerald , and has a lot of baggage that does n't apply to clustering , ‘ when you have SQL access right there ’ .
25 Mayhew , who has a lot of contact with players at first class and international level , maintains he knows of no first-class players in New Zealand using steroids or performance-enhancing drugs .
26 The ‘ Keep Sunday Special ’ option has a lot of support among MPs .
27 Although I have has a lot of support , I feel heartbroken about Henri 's future .
28 Supposed to be a moderate , but has a lot of support from the not-very-political new managers and so on . ’
29 But the United boss declared : ‘ Mark Hughes has a lot of pride and he will not want to lose his position .
30 For instance , you may well admire a well-bred horse that has a lot of competition potential — but even if you can afford it , buying it would be a big mistake if what you really want is something quiet and up to weight to hack and do riding club events .
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