Example sentences of "there is a [adj] [noun sg] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Traditionally there is a new-price premium on diesels which offsets cheaper running costs . |
| 2 | There is a curious passage on the precise psychological significance of Macmillan 's habit of baring his teeth . |
| 3 | So there is there is a wider acceptance on the one hand , of erm , sort of freedom , erm , and I know we 're back to this idea of sexual freedom , but there is the violence within our society , and and the the the question probably is , are those two connected , as we give greater freedom on the one hand , do we get a higher incidence of violence on the other hand . |
| 4 | There is a complete misunderstanding on his part of how the discount proposals will work in practice . |
| 5 | Engraved on my memory are the words , ‘ There is a complete embargo on taking photographs or sketching in the precincts of a court . |
| 6 | Engraved on my memory are the words , ‘ There is a complete embargo on taking photographs or sketching in the precincts of a court . |
| 7 | Having drank in that pub for eight years and having never caused any trouble in that time , I am disgusted by the fact that there is a general ban on customers with a pierced nose . |
| 8 | Many businessmen suppose that there is a general obligation on the seller ( in the absence of exclusion clauses to the contrary ) to ensure that the goods are fit for the purpose for which the buyer intends to use them . |
| 9 | But there is a general agreement on the major works which form the bases of the different perspectives or theories ; as with other subjects , sociology has its ‘ classics ’ . |
| 10 | I think that there is a general recognition on the Opposition side of the House that you have a difficult job at Scottish Question Time . |
| 11 | In its Baroque inspiration its closest musical cousin is Enescu 's First Piano Suite , though Eckhardt-Gramatt é's; side of the family is decidedly schizoid : there is a manic playfulness on almost every page of the work , and a knock-about unpredictability that is encountered throughout all six works . |
| 12 | There is a great emphasis on sport and outdoor pursuits , and during the holidays the cadets are obliged to take part in adventurous training activities both in the UK and abroad . ’ |
| 13 | Apart from classroom work and regular written homework , there is a great emphasis on reading on your own . |
| 14 | There is a great pressure on students , therefore , to conform . |
| 15 | There is a small literature on new dialect acquisition ; it must be said that not a great deal is known about it . |
| 16 | Less excusably , there is a doctoral dissertation on Rameau 's orchestration based almost exclusively on the Oeuvres complètes and thus largely invalid . |
| 17 | I want to try and get one before May before the exam , but there is a superb production on i the summer , it 's on June and July and it 's at an open-air theatre erm in Lincolnshire and what people do is they go and take a picnic and you sort of take your rug and sit there and cos it it 'll be hot in the summer it would be really nice and you watch it outdoors and it 's in this big stately home which is in it 's own grounds and there 's gift shops and restaurants and bars and obviously wo n't go in the bars but you know there 's lo it 's beautiful and like a big stately home you can wander round the gardens for a bit and then go and watch the performance and if it rains then there 's a canopy you can pull the canopy over like at Wimbledon and you know it 's a really nice day . |
| 18 | This does not happen too much and in any case there is a 45-minute limit on debate , after which the motion will be put . |
| 19 | sir , firstly because there is a slight divergence on matters of approach , and secondly sir to deal with the factual matters . |
| 20 | There is a parallel question on how they think the situation will develop in the next twelve months . |
| 21 | It is nevertheless essential in the majority of situations where there is a specific question on the chronology requiring an accurate and reasonably precise answer . |
| 22 | I urge my right hon. Friend to ensure that other EC countries emulate our far-reaching rules and regulations to ensure that there is a total ban on veal crates throughout the Community and that the transportation of live animals , particularly horses and ponies , inside the European continent is as stringently controlled as it is in this country under our domestic rules and regulations . |
| 23 | ‘ We 'll be trying to gauge as we go around , whether or not there is a serious endeavour on their part , ’ a senior official on Christopher 's plane told reporters on the flight to Cairo . |
| 24 | There is a nice article on this in the American Mathematical Monthly , Vol. 78 , 1971 , pp. 10–36 . |
| 25 | Mr Ormerod added : ‘ I have been contacted personally by five or six towns in Scotland who would like to follow our example so there is a tremendous activity on that front at the moment . ’ |
| 26 | Cross-national analytical studies of importance are Clegg ( 1976 ) and von Beyme ( 1980 ) , whilst there is a stimulating chapter on diversities within national trade union movements by Cella and Treu in the symposium edited by Blanpain ( 1982b ) . |
| 27 | Parliament , of course , is not limited to the enactment of laws where there is a prior obligation on the subjects to behave in the required way . |
| 28 | There is a separate entry on the discharge certificate for service in the East or West Indies included in the total . |
| 29 | There is a deep pothole on Tithe Barn Lane opposite the bowling green . |
| 30 | Unless there is a concerted effort on the part of government and responsible agencies , independent organisations and enterprises to lend their legislative and practical determination and financial support to finding solutions , the heritage on which tourism depends will be irreversibly degraded if not destroyed . |