‘The jury hearing evidence against him must have a lot on their plate.’
‘It took me three or four weeks to realise how depressed he was, and the fact that he wasn't doing anything about it - as you may remember, I had a lot on my plate back then too.’
‘Because I shall have quite a lot on my plate when I'm out there.’
‘Being a mum-of-four, a part-time French teacher and an active member of her church, Sally Wheeler had rather a lot on her plate in 1994.’
‘Forbes came from a troubled background, had quite a lot on her plate with two children, had moved away from her family and had to count on friends.’
‘I tried to lose to Vanessa, as the darling girl has rather a lot on her plate at the moment.’
‘You came straight out of school into TV writing, and you've had a lot of projects on your plate ever since.’
‘They've got a lot of other things on their plate.’
‘Whoever takes over is going to have a lot on their plate.’
‘India have a lot on their plate as they move to Sri Lanka for the triangular series.’
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