Example sentences of "he [modal v] [vb infin] a lot " in BNC.
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| 1 | He should cope a lot better . |
| 2 | He seemed to think he should have a lot of attention . ’ |
| 3 | He must send a lot of flowers — but then she knew that already . |
| 4 | He must know a lot about shop-girls from his experience in his industrial parish . |
| 5 | Mind you he 'll change a lot . |
| 6 | Dada answered cheerfully ; " All right — going to the November Sales — do n't think he 'll do a lot — very unattractive — small — back of his knees — beautifully bred . |
| 7 | He 'll need a lot of breath for this lengthy stint , which heads off towards the new year . |
| 8 | He might sell a lot more if he had the hand units . |
| 9 | Surely , if he could find this source then he might find a lot more ? |
| 10 | He could pay a lot of cash , too . ’ |
| 11 | He can get away with his accent but he could do a lot to improve his tone . |
| 12 | The landlord had obviously decided he could make a lot of money out of this rehearsal room lark . |
| 13 | He realised he could make a lot of money and a name for himself if he were to act swiftly and produce his maps before Green had time to complete his own . |
| 14 | Since Balbinder clearly made more progress in a small group where he could have a lot of attention , and where all worked at the same pace , this could be an answer . |
| 15 | Although the main thing was that he now had clear proof that she was alive , he could see a lot more work ahead before he found her , if he ever found her . |
| 16 | Paris House — the horse — is two years old and trained by Jack Berry at Cockeram , Lancashire , Chandler cautioned fellow chefs against betting on Paris House in the future , for fear that he could lose a lot of friends ! |
| 17 | Tell Sid he could lose a lot on his Gas shares |
| 18 | Fit and well he 'd make a lot of difference to the England side |
| 19 | But he 'd need a lot of shelter to survive . |
| 20 | ‘ I have told Peter Davenport that if he was a bit greedier he would score a lot more goals . ’ |
| 21 | And er these were er he would do a lot of the iron work , because a lot of the iron work would be forged . |
| 22 | He would do a lot of Ca , canning if they 're in Canada do n't they ? |
| 23 | IF WILLIAM CAXTON , the father of British printing , were to come back to life after 500 years in the grave , he would see a lot of changes . |
| 24 | He would have a lot more wired down the next day . |
| 25 | His luck — and he would have a lot of luck ( which he acknowledged generously and constantly ) — was to meet here the first of many teachers who set him on his way . |
| 26 | He would have a lot of explaining to do if he were asked to open it . |
| 27 | erm he would get , he would get a lot of support because it is , it can be read as r as being restorationist but |
| 28 | Burma is very sick and we hope that he will produce a lot more apples like this one . ’ |
| 29 | He can talk a lot |
| 30 | yeah but he 's got to the stage now as if yeah he 's not gon na do a lot , whatever he did before at home I 'm not sure but er he 's done all his windows and stuff like that but I think then again he can do a lot at work you see . |