Example sentences of "[v-ing] [conj] there [is] [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Village life is therefore not as close knit as it once was , which is common in many villages today , but nevertheless local functions held in nearby Harpham village hall are always well attended proving that there is still a sense of community in the area . |
| 2 | A car picks them up from wherever they 're staying and there 's usually a phone , so they can ring us up if they get stuck in traffic jams , or if there is a last-minute change of plan . |
| 3 | De Maistre is saying that there is surely a contradiction between the revolutionary dogma that all men are born equal and the observed fact of cultural diversity . |
| 4 | J. H. Eaton , a magistrate , declared : ‘ It almost goes without saying that there is hardly a case that comes before our courts , to which the natives are parties , in which this crime [ perjury ] is not more or less freely indulged . ’ |
| 5 | Nowadays we are justified in saying that there is only a difference of intensity between this school and the manifestations which preceded it . ’ |
| 6 | Without a recognition of the common disadvantage experienced by women and older people , there is always a danger that proposals to eliminate sexism in certain aspects of social policy may unwittingly condone ageism by arguing that there is actually a conflict of interest between women ( as carers ) and older people ( see , for example , Finch , 1984 ) . |
| 7 | Rather , he was arguing that there is indeed a ‘ biotic ’ level to human behaviour , one constituted by instincts of survival and competition . |
| 8 | It is the simplest and cheapest way of injecting since there is generally a slurry tanker already on the farm . |