Example sentences of "n't have a lot [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had n't had a lot of luck finding the man I wanted , but at least I 'd been getting up to date on my social exercises , like who was drinking with who , and in what bars . |
| 2 | I have n't had a lot of letters from Regional Office , I 've had one or two . |
| 3 | Ironically , fate intervened and he never did make that his career , which is probably just as well , since when he was given the task many years later of steering British Aerospace into the private sector he crossed swords with more than a few civil servants and did n't have a lot of time for them . |
| 4 | It had to be a British car , of course , since Pringle 's did so much business with the local automotive industry — not that Vic has ever driven a foreign car : foreign cars are anathema to him , their sudden invasion of British roads in the 1970s marked the beginning of the region 's economic ruin in his view — but he has to admit that you do n't have a lot of choice in British cars when it comes to matching the top-of-the-range Mercedes and BMWs . |
| 5 | ‘ But I thought we did n't have a lot of cash left over for publicity ? ’ |
| 6 | I did n't have a lot of success doing that , so I decided to chance my arm and go to the players ' hotel . |
| 7 | They did n't have a lot of time on it and it was effectively an engineer/producer , rather than a producer . |
| 8 | So the precious day came and went , and the only person she visited was Maggie , who did n't have a lot of sympathy . |
| 9 | ‘ We do n't have a lot of time . ’ |
| 10 | I should have guessed because you do n't have a lot of time for girls , do you ? ’ |
| 11 | Its small size may also have hurt it it does n't have a lot of ‘ wall-power ’ , and maybe people want more Rembrandt for their money ’ . |
| 12 | He will almost certainly complete the turn hard up against the kerb , front wheel off the ground , still using body weight to steer ( with the front wheel airborne he does n't have a lot of choice ) as the rear tyre continues to lay down its tell-tale streak of hot rubber . |
| 13 | I did n't have a lot of affection for her , but I would n't wish such a fate on my worst enemy . |
| 14 | We were fortunate really as we did n't have a lot of , you know , bombing round here but we used to go in . |
| 15 | ‘ Look Katie , your job is your business , I admit that until I met you I did n't have a lot of time for the police . |
| 16 | And so you as a sort of er volunteer army did n't have a lot of |
| 17 | Well we you did n't have a lot of chance in these circumstances , in these circumstances when they when they possessed every every piece of modern equipment , or equipment that w was modern in those er in th in those er in those days , and you 're not er |
| 18 | Having a family of three also means the Reeds do n't have a lot of spare cash . |
| 19 | operator does n't have a lot of movement , minimum movement . |
| 20 | ‘ Well , we just do n't have a lot of choice here . |
| 21 | No , we do n't have a lot of part-timers . |
| 22 | I do feel a sort of jungly-atmosphere about this picture — although it does n't have a lot of green in it … the green bit … also has a mysterious quality . |
| 23 | You see , because all the Air Force had all the heath , they did n't have a lot of heath to train horses on , you know , then . |
| 24 | And the Bishop married me there and the vicar and er quite a lot of people had come there from all over like because I was being marrying in the Welsh church you see , I did n't have a lot of And the Bishop married me , that was something for them to come . |
| 25 | ‘ She did n't have a lot of choice ! ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Owners of brand-new Range Rovers do n't have a lot of call for tow-trucks and the like . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ He … he does n't have a lot of free time — ’ |
| 28 | ‘ No , but he did n't have a lot of choice at Eton . ’ |
| 29 | A lot of people have come up to visit so in those term you know yes we do yeah sort of er seeing each other but erm you know we do n't have a lot of spare time either . |
| 30 | I was quite surprised that there was some sort of strength of feeling , that the balance between providing security , and the impression that we gave to visitors , although it was acknowledged we did n't have a lot of visitors coming in , there was a feeling |