Example sentences of "there [be] [vb pp] to [be] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I suppose there are bound to be a couple of people . |
| 2 | As discussed above there are assumed to be a number of willing Doom Divers ready and waiting to step forward and be catapulted into the air . |
| 3 | If there are expected to be a number of queries of the type ‘ How many lecturers are over 40 years of age ? ’ , the database administrator may well consider using date-of-birth as a key for inclusion in the index . |
| 4 | A few weeks , sometimes only a few days after a major disaster or tragedy — Hillsborough , Piper Alpha or Zeebrugge — there 's bound to be a gag about it . |
| 5 | There 's bound to be a gap we can slip in by . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Now in a place like this , ’ Tuppe began , ‘ there 's bound to be a heavy-metal band breaking up the room . |
| 7 | Of course with this level of looks and performance for such a low asking price there 's bound to be a catch . |
| 8 | But the you got ta expect , there 's bound to be a bit of apprehension . |
| 9 | There 's reported to be a four to ten vehicle pile up there and that 's close to the roadworks . |
| 10 | If the cloud base is low , there is bound to be a risk of coming out under the cloud and being unable to reach an area where it is not raining . |
| 11 | If everybody knows everybody else and they all go to the same parties , then there is bound to be a certain unanimity , if not in their judgements at least in their objects of attention . |
| 12 | All forms of communication and travel arrangements are stressed now and , although there is bound to be a change of plan early on in the month , what is planned or agreed around the 10th ought to send you merrily on your way . |
| 13 | ‘ There is a lot more wet weather to come so there is bound to be a lot of flooding , ’ said a spokesman . |
| 14 | Sitting as we are on the end of the millennium , there is bound to be a lot of reflective soul searching . |
| 15 | Additionally , you will probably have some decorating expenses and there is bound to be a period of overlap when you will be paying two lots of telephone rental , extra electricity bills and so on . |
| 16 | Despite its hardcover success there is bound to be a lot of mileage for the paperback . |
| 17 | The war analogy is not too far-fetched since for every winner in industrial competition there is bound to be a loser . |
| 18 | Such a calculation is not a perfect one , and there is bound to be a failure from time to time if you are really trying to achieve that objective . |
| 19 | However there is bound to be a ‘ margin for error ’ capable of producing a misleading trend . |
| 20 | There is bound to be a certain tension between employer and employee over wages and conditions . |
| 21 | In some premises there is bound to be a high incidence of small fires for which conventional forms of fire attack by the occupants would be appropriate . |
| 22 | But there is bound to be a strong challenge from Stitch Them Up , also based at Brough , which won an open for trainer Tom Robinson at Sunderland on Monday night . |
| 23 | In particular , there is bound to be a large amount of work involved in buying a number of small annuities over the years and it may be difficult to get the appropriate advice at the time . |
| 24 | In another area it may be that all the fast food shops are all close to each other and so there is bound to be a congestion when the pubs empty . |
| 25 | Between men and women , too , there is said to be a barrier . |
| 26 | There is said to be a grandmother at Ross Carbery who can sing the whole of ‘ The Battle of Ross Carbery ’ , another local ballad . |
| 27 | In most countries the other sexually transmitted diseases are not reported , but , where they are , there is said to be a general increase in all infections , particularly non-specific urethritis . |
| 28 | There is said to be a rough period of about 100 days , but I have never been able to confirm this . |
| 29 | Although the tasks that make up housework are dissimilar , there is said to be a ‘ sameness ’ about them which derives from their frequent need to be repeated , their lack of intrinsic meaning , and the impermanence of the goals they achieve . |
| 30 | Many baby orangs are caught in the forests of Indonesia and taken by ship to Taiwan , where they are sold as pets , shop props and showbiz gimmicks — so many , in fact , that there is said to be a greater density of orangs in Taiwan 's capital city , Taipei , than in their own habitat . |