Example sentences of "[vb -s] [conj] there is [pron] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 However again it is easy to overestimate the cost of such research : if a reading of Hansard shows that there is nothing of significance said by the minister in relation to the clause in question , further research will become pointless .
2 Lord Browne-Wilkinson observed that ‘ it is easy to overestimate the cost of such research : if a reading of Hansard shows that there is nothing of significance said by the minister in relation to the clause in question , further research will become pointless ’ .
3 On the evidence of his company 's performance , chief executive Steve Allen reckons that there is plenty of mileage left yet in the mainframe market .
4 Positively , the theory asserts that there is something about the sensation which correlates with the stimulation being at a certain point , and which can thus , in time , become a sign to us of the stimulation being at that point .
5 He feels that there is plenty of cricket left in him and , amid all the rumours and quotes about ‘ fuel in the tank ’ , he is not likely to relinquish his role with England until he has had another crack at the Ashes .
6 He feels that there is plenty of cricket left in him and , amid all the rumours and quotes about ‘ fuel in the tank ’ , he is not likely to relinquish his role with England until he has had another crack at the Ashes .
7 They return in delight but with sadness too , for even the memory fades because there is nothing in the rational mind with which the ideas may be linked and there are no images to fix them in the memory .
8 Because of the width of the cabin , nearly five and a half feet , it follows that there is plenty of room to accommodate all this without the panel becoming cluttered .
9 The problem arises because there is nothing in our day-to-day life to provide us with sufficient exercise .
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