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to have a lot of ☊ có rất nhiều ☊
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He always has many reasons. ☊ Anh ấy luôn có rất nhiều lý do. ☊ Abstract Objects 3
like: có rất nhiều → →
Aber die Wohnung liegt an einer stark befahrenen Straße. ☊ Nhưng căn hộ nằm cạnh con đường có rất nhiều xe cộ đi lại. ☊ (Lektion 43, Nr. 619)
Schau dir die vielen Boote im Fluss an. ☊ Anh nhìn nè, có rất nhiều tàu thuyền trên sông. ☊ (Lektion 51, Nr. 720)
There are lots of people there who can actually help you. ☊ actually ☊
anxious for sth: There are plenty of graduates anxious for work. ☊ anxious ☊
In spite of their very different backgrounds, they immediately became friends. ☊ background ☊
oyster beds (= an area in the sea where there are many oysters ) ☊ bed ☊
There's a lot of bad feeling between them. ☊ between ☊
The area has a wealth of bird life. ☊ bird ☊
This fish has a lot of bones in it. ☊ bone ☊
There were a large number of candidates for the job. ☊ candidate ☊
I've been chained to my desk all week (= because there was so much work). ☊ chain ☊
There is a wide range of choices open to you. ☊ choice ☊
There are plenty of restaurants to choose from. ☊ choose ☊
There were many disagreements over the command of the peacekeeping forces. ☊ command ☊
Her poetry has a good deal of political content. ☊ content ☊
He has a lot of enemies in the company. ☊ enemy ☊
There are a lot of spelling mistakes; even so, it's quite a good essay. ☊ even so ☊
There are always a lot of exceptions to grammar rules. ☊ exception ☊
The conference is going to be a lot of extra work. ☊ extra ☊
There are far more opportunities for young people than there used to be. ☊ far ☊
The wine flowed freely (= there was a lot of it to drink). ☊ freely ☊
We had a lot of fun at Sarah's party. ☊ fun ☊
There are lots of fun things for young people to do here. ☊ fun ☊
There are numerous functions in aid of charity. ☊ function ☊
Don't grab—there's plenty for everyone. ☊ grab ☊
hang adv./prep.: There were several expensive suits hanging in the wardrobe. ☊ hang ☊
have sth: I've got a lot of homework tonight. ☊ have ☊
They have a lot of courage. ☊ have ☊
I can't see you this week—I've got a lot on. ☊ have (got) sth on ☊
There was lots of food left over. ☊ be left over (from sth) ☊
She's got loads of friends. ☊ load ☊
There's loads to do today. ☊ load ☊
Have some more cake. There's lots left. ☊ lot ☊
There were masses of people in the shops yesterday. ☊ mass ☊
I've got masses of work to do. ☊ mass ☊
We've had a lot of support from all our friends and neighbours. ☊ neighbour ☊
Now that the kids have left home we've got a lot of extra space. ☊ now ☊
I'm sorry we can't come—we've got a lot on. ☊ on ☊
There is a wide body of opinion that supports this proposal. ☊ opinion ☊
There'll be plenty of opportunity for relaxing once the work is done. ☊ opportunity ☊
She has a lot of outside interests (= not connected with her work). ☊ outside ☊
There were a lot of people at the party. ☊ people ☊
'Do we need more milk?' 'No, there's plenty in the fridge.' ☊ plenty ☊
We had plenty to talk about. ☊ plenty ☊
We have plenty more of them in the warehouse. ☊ plenty ☊
There's plenty more paper if you need it. ☊ plenty ☊
There was a lot of post this morning. ☊ post ☊
The house has a lot of potential. ☊ potential ☊
pressure (on sb) (to do sth): There is a great deal of pressure on young people to conform. ☊ pressure ☊
There are a lot of empty properties in the area. ☊ property ☊
proud that...: She was proud that her daughter had so much talent. ☊ proud ☊
There has been a great deal of publicity surrounding his disappearance. ☊ publicity ☊
There has been a lot of advance publicity for her new film. ☊ publicity ☊
Local businesses are well represented on the committee (= there are a lot of people from them on the committee). ☊ represent ☊
resistance to sb/sth: There has been a lot of resistance to this new law. ☊ resistance ☊
Yes, there's plenty of room. ☊ room ☊
room (to do sth): Make sure you have plenty of room to sit comfortably. ☊ room ☊
He's had a really rough time recently (= he's had a lot of problems). ☊ rough ☊
We're working to a tight schedule (= we have a lot of things to do in a short time). ☊ schedule ☊
The showroom has a wide selection of kitchens. ☊ selection ☊
We have so much to do. ☊ so ☊
There were snacks—peanuts, olives, that sort of thing. ☊ sort ☊
start (up): There are a lot of small businesses starting up in that area. ☊ start ☊
I've got loads of stuff to do today. ☊ stuff ☊
'There are loads of things to do.' 'Such as?' (= give me an example) ☊ such as ☊
Her family and friends have given her lots of support. ☊ support ☊
There are lots of surprises in store for visitors to the gallery. ☊ surprise ☊
It was all a great success—thanks to a lot of hard work. ☊ thanks to sb/sth ☊
There are a lot of people back there (= behind) waiting to get in. ☊ there ☊
a thick book (= one that has a lot of pages) ☊ thick ☊
There are a lot of things she doesn't know about me. ☊ thing ☊
I've got loads of things to do today. ☊ thing ☊
I'm sorry my assignment isn't finished. The thing is, I've had a lot of other work this week. ☊ the thing is ☊
There is a wide variety of patterns to choose from. ☊ variety ☊
Apples come in a great many varieties. ☊ variety ☊
Wherever she goes, there are crowds of people waiting to see her. ☊ wherever ☊
There were a whole lot of people I didn't know. ☊ a whole lot (of sth) ☊
There is plenty of work to be done in the garden. ☊ work ☊
We've had a lot of fun over the years. ☊ year ☊