Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] be [conj] there " in BNC.
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| 1 | What makes the situation especially difficult in the case of homosexuality is that there are those who arm their homophobia by ignoring the first dimension described above — an exile which generates critique — insisting only on the second — the exile who flees one kind of discrimination only to reproduce others , and who is seen to do so in virtue of the alleged ‘ predatory ’ nature of the homosexual desire , now quintessentially defined as a desire to exploit the disadvantaged . |
| 2 | The main problem with this type of analysis is that there are so many different " anti-monde " to choose between ( Winters 1987 ) . |
| 3 | Perhaps the only glimmer of hope is that there has been no increase in the use of heroin , cocaine and crack just 1.2pc admit to trying them , the same as in 1990 . |
| 4 | And the general run of hosiery is that there is of course that there 's a lot more females than males but in our side pretty equal . |
| 5 | The sole question in issue was whether there had been an appropriation . |
| 6 | The central fact to acknowledge about any sort of storage is that there is rarely enough of it , and this is certainly true in the kitchen . |
| 7 | The only reason that you can make progress in that sort of situation is if there 's a body of opinion that says that you should . |
| 8 | A problem with this point of view is that there is in fact no evidence of descent groups having ever existed without these two levels and it seems difficult to treat all documented cases as transitions from a stage for which there is no evidence . |
| 9 | So , my perhaps trite point in conclusion is that there is no tension , or rather there is a tension , but there is no incompatibility or contradiction between formality and personal involvement in the case of Milton . |
| 10 | The logical consequence of this view of consumers ' use of advertising is that there is a far greater chance of involving potential customers in the ads for more complex and expensive products . |
| 11 | A third reason for the accelerating rate of advance in neuroscience is that there are simply larger numbers of better funded people engaged in research in this field today than ever before . |
| 12 | Er indeed the directive was promulgated as the minister said but I do n't think it was a bolt out of the blue , it was of course something that we around for some considerable time before that and of course that excuse hardly applies to the delay in establishing the European parliamentary constituency committees , er as the minister er will know very well , it was merely a matter of seven weeks , er the excuse being that had they had another seven weeks they could have had the public inquiry stage , the reality of course was that there was plenty of time to do this in good time and in good order and without the confusion that exists now er around the candidatures and the boundaries of the existing European boundaries . |
| 13 | The statement of fact is that there were 226 submissions — |
| 14 | The simplest form of empiricism is that there is a single method for both : observe , notice a pattern , generalize , test for new instances . |
| 15 | The other reason we claim so often to be arguing about a matter of principle is that there is so little substance in many arguments that a reference to principle is necessary in order to sustain the argument . |
| 16 | It may be that a prerequisite for obtaining reversals in the effects of risk on recognition is that there is a reasonable amount of peripheral information available in the situation . |
| 17 | Another attractive feature of retributivism is that there is a natural connection between the retributive approach and the idea that offenders have rights . |
| 18 | The general consensus of opinion is that there are a number of stresses that affect trees , including climate , frost , drought , insects , fungi and unnatural air pollution . |
| 19 | ‘ The problem with AIDS is that there is complete immuno-suppression . |
| 20 | The current consensus in English is that there is no consensus : confusion reigns . |
| 21 | A further source of uncertainty is that there is no single set of terms in use among researchers and census-takers for the different ethnic groups . |
| 22 | ‘ When a dealing is had between a seller like Mr. Lewis and a person who is actually there present before him , then the presumption in law is that there is a contract , even though there is a fraudulent impersonation by the buyer representing himself as a different man than he is . |