Example sentences of "lot of [noun sg] to [be] do " in BNC.
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| 1 | But further research was needed on climate change : ‘ Before we can translate this into practical policy and precise targets , there is a lot of work to be done as a matter of urgency . ’ |
| 2 | Even with an ample supply of new molecules from nature there is still a lot of work to be done . |
| 3 | It must be admitted , though , that this very informal technique does require quite a lot of work to be done both before and especially after the interview and the researcher is always in danger of forgetting to put a point forward or not being able to understand his or her own notes afterwards . |
| 4 | ‘ There 's still a lot of work to be done on the timing of the throw . |
| 5 | ‘ The new laws are there , there 's a lot of work to be done in implementing them and coaching players to best effect . |
| 6 | CA has also set up a similar bundling agreement for CA-Unicenter with Sequent Computer Systems Inc , however , this version still has a lot of work to be done on it and is n't likely to appear until this time in 1993 . |
| 7 | ‘ There 's one hell of a lot of work to be done , but I 'm sure we 'll make it if we give those niggers a kick up the backside . ’ |
| 8 | There 's a lot of work to be done . |
| 9 | The town had been largely burnt and rebuilt ; it looked uninteresting and , as there was a lot of work to be done on board , I did not go ashore . |
| 10 | There 's a whole lot of work to be done . ’ |
| 11 | But he admits there 's still a lot of work to be done before the Commission does itself out of a job . |
| 12 | ‘ Umm … although it 's only been half-restored to its original state , and so there 's a lot of work to be done . |
| 13 | There 's a lot of work to be done on that . |
| 14 | We had moved house and there was a lot of work to be done . |
| 15 | ‘ Not only are people needed during the summer to supervise children and organise activities , there is a lot of work to be done beforehand , planning a timetable , and arranging helpers and activities . |
| 16 | He says his new post will not be a quiet one and expects there will be a lot of work to be done in the parish , which also covers the villages of Cockfield , Woodland and Butterknowle . |
| 17 | So I think there is a lot of work to be done there , but as you rightly say , it has to be done carefully and one must n't get the dependency on calculators which one does see around one . |
| 18 | I think only twenty four per cent thought that , that flu was preventable , so er there 's a lot of work to be done to get the message across . |
| 19 | Before a bureau can establish an extension in a hospital there is a lot of groundwork to be done , just as there is in prison work . |
| 20 | One does n't realize that there 's a lot of research to be done or ruminating time , or whatever , and so that can be an area of misunderstanding or it can build up unfortunate prejudices . |
| 21 | There is a lot of training to be done because you have to be at peak fitness . |
| 22 | I did not often take part in the passeggiata because soon after school ended I had to go home on the tram , but sometimes a schoolfriend of mine called Wilma used to invite me to stay the night if there was a lot of homework to be done . |