Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb mod] [vb infin] a lot of " in BNC.

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31 You are big , burly men and I am small , but I will cause a lot of noise and draw attention to us all before I go down . ’
32 Well da co if Elaine and Edward stop there I can do a lot of decorating .
33 But I can have a lot of fun before they catch up with me , if they ever do .
34 I can have a lot of respect for women in National Liberation struggles .
35 I can imagine a lot of beautiful things that , among their functions , will not tell me the time .
36 I can imagine a lot of other people having a framed photo of Linda 's bottom … but not necessarily Linda herself .
37 Er all I can remember a lot of plants coming .
38 Cos I can see a lot of fucking shit happening .
39 You may need a lot of confidence a lot of support and you might even need some help looking after your children if they 're quite young .
40 You may have a lot of money tied up in your sales ledger in unpaid bills — which can strain your cashflow and leave you short of cash to develop your business .
41 Also you may have a lot of standing orders or direct debits , with which , although building societies are becoming more accustomed to dealing , banks still have more experience in administering .
42 You may have a lot of interesting things to tell me , but it 's no use expecting me to listen .
43 I mean you must have a lot of cases whereby where , where you are actually perhaps er er a taxi needs to be paid for to take
44 You must have a lot of catching up to do .
45 To be friends with the ‘ in ’ people , you must have a lot of money , go to all the ‘ in ’ films etc. , + lead a very laid-back lifestyle .
46 I was going to say , you must have a lot of , er a lot of produce , er where does it go , what do you
47 They did n't know that if you have ecstasy you should drink a lot of water because of the risk of heat exhaustion .
48 With projects that are more than ten years old you should give a lot of thought to the problems involved , and then decide to build something from the current issue of Everyday Electronics instead !
49 Prevention is better than cure , and you should use a lot of deep stances during your basic training .
50 So if I before Christmas you should have a lot of finished products which wo n't worry you .
51 One or two weeks later you should find a lot of pupae .
52 No I do I I believe in that as well think you should keep a lot of er green about , looks good .
53 The highest my mum goes is forty pounds cos she does n't think she should spend a lot of money on a pair of trainers that wo n't last .
54 Erm , that 's all very well , er , saying it now , but you might have a lot of deadwood on your spreadsheets , er , ho how can you get rid of it ?
55 They just do n't actually have that information , a lot of small local groups , and I think maybe the C B S could work with the Engineers department in future years and try to get to those groups , because I 'm sure a lot of them , actually if they were given the opportunity in time to get in , that , that you might have a lot of people applying for flag and whatever than you do now .
56 It 's voluntary but there 's what you might call a lot of job satisfaction . ’
57 You 'll make a lot of cash if you 're smart . ’
58 You 'll make a lot of new friends . ’
59 You 'll upset a lot of people if you try .
60 You 'll save a lot of wear and tear on your hands if you buy a stainless steel trowel , because nothing causes more blisters than using a rusty trowel .
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