1.  - Ron has lots of money.

2.  A ballet dancer who does not practise every day loses a lot of skill, as does a musician.

3.  A broken leg can cause a lot of pain.

4.  A buffet supper was served and a lot of goodwill was generated.

5.  A bunch of kids were playing basketball in a vacant lot.

6.  A child had become trapped in a refrigerator discarded in a vacant lot.

7.  A colour changer will appeal to anyone who likes to use a lot of colour or different yarn textures when pattern knitting.

8.  A date book would make a great gift, except that a lot of people already have one.

9.  A half-paralysed white sneering fellow-rather handsome head, but eyes with a lot of lashes.