Example sentences of "[is] [art] lot " in BNC.

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1 The meaning of democracy shifts even further once it is interpreted within the terms of the Calvinist principle of the Godly society , where it is the lot of the just to assume power and to guide the citizens in the paths of righteousness .
2 It is the lot of all parents of teenagers , I presume , and all you can do is say , ‘ I love you , but I hate what you are doing . ’
3 Such is the lot of Soviet managers .
4 The charity , run by Pat Kerr , cares for destitute and deprived children , rescuing them from the unending poverty that is the lot for many people in these Third World countries and from broken and inadequate homes .
5 This is the lot of many families .
6 They heard the barking of the dogs , the shouting of orders , and they waited because that is the lot of prisoners .
7 Such is the lot of the football manager that constant criticism has to be lived with .
8 The Rev Hammer stands resplendent in battered hat , pleated hair and a grin so friendly he might even stand a chance of getting in the Camden Palace , and announces ‘ There 's two shcools of folk — the scholars with 27 different versions of the same sea shanty , and the get drunk/dance a lot/make free love … this is the lot I 'm interested in ! ’
9 I hoped that in the Queen 's Speech the Government would set out a programme that showed that we were prepared to play our part in removing the scourge of poverty , of short life and of environmental destruction which is the lot of so many people in the world .
10 The Rev Hammer stands resplendent in battered hat , pleated hair and a grin so friendly he might even stand a chance of getting in the Camden Palace , and announces ‘ There 's two shcools of folk — the scholars with 27 different versions of the same sea shanty , and the get drunk/dance a lot/make free love … this is the lot I 'm interested in ! ’
11 And that 's the lot . ’
12 I 'll settle for your bloody two million dollars but that 's the lot .
13 So we 've got twenty one minus X those are the ones going to Whitby , and we 've got X going to both , and we 've got thirteen minus X , and that 's the lot .
14 Erm , ratio of injuries to deaths er for all accidents as a function of age and sex , and again , you can see males have , males do a lot worse than females and I think there 's one more , no sorry that 's the lot .
15 There daddy and that 's the lot .
16 Is that it , I do n't want the veggies , grapes , pears , iceberg , toms , cress , I think that 's the lot .
17 And that 's the lot I think .
18 That 's the lot , right .
19 Oh I see , right that 's the lot on this page then
20 I think that 's the lot
21 She 's a lot nicer than my mother because she does n't have any stupid daughters to distract her .
22 ‘ There 's a lot you could contribute if you did stay .
23 Whether you 're shopping , going to work or travelling for pleasure , it 's a lot cheaper and much healthier !
24 ‘ Although small brewers are competitors there 's a lot of camaraderie . ’
25 ‘ There 's a lot of uncertainty in the trade but some tenants are getting Bolshie .
26 ‘ Much of the media hype has gone , and the Rottweiler Association asked owners not to breed their dogs , so there 's a lot less of them about .
27 There 's a lot of politics involved .
28 ‘ There 's a lot more to all-weather tracks than just racing , ’ he says .
29 Critics seem to have it the other way round , so there 's a lot of stuff talked about me using different styles , but there does n't seem to be much said about whether it works , or whether it 's done with taste , or whether the end result is worth having .
30 You have mixed emotions about any collaboration — there 's a lot of subjugation , a lot of domination . ’
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