Example sentences of "[subord] there [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was achieved by utilising the sorting facilities of the database to focus the direction of the study on areas where there seemed to be potential for improvement . |
| 2 | If you charter from Corsica — where there seemed to be no real shortage — take as much extra as you can manage . |
| 3 | They describe some typical conversations in which comments from one person did not link in an expected way to preceding comments — where there seemed to be a very loose connection between what one person said and the next . |
| 4 | There are also of course anaphoric usages of there ( cf. ( 40 ) above ) , and this explains why there is no necessary pragmatic anomaly in : ( 74 ) We 're there where there refers to the place we previously mentioned as our goal ( Fillmore , 1971b : 226 ) . |
| 5 | So a Primary school headmaster , for instance , could find his school offering movement experience to children who had female teachers to the neglect of those children who were unfortunate enough to have a man as their teacher , and similarly , Movement and Drama appeared as a subject on the time-table in our Secondary schools where there happened to be a woman in the P.E . |
| 6 | Where existing standards fall short of complete clarity , allowing abuses to develop , or where there seems to be misunderstanding of the law , the Task Force has stepped in to bring about correction . |
| 7 | One such exception concerns circumstances where a particular person does not have close relatives , where there seems to be an expectation that kin in the outer circle should give more support than they otherwise might , as it were deputizing or substituting for the non-existent children or parents . |
| 8 | And finally where there seems to be no intrinsic need for a preposition : to see her is to love her . |
| 9 | And this on an island where there appeared to be next to no gold and a few sparse cotton plants . |
| 10 | The two areas where there appeared to most difficulty in getting away were Leicestershire and Speyside . |
| 11 | It was subsequently agreed that the examination would address information needs by type , ie to concentrate on one or more categories where there appeared to be a problem , as indicated by the earlier interviews with staff and the issues reflected in the rich picture . |
| 12 | America , where there appear to be more grossly obese people than in Britain ( by which I mean those around double their desirable body weight , rather than just a couple of stones overweight ) , is an excellent place to observe this eating-speed phenomenon . |
| 13 | Examine a particular category of information where there appears to be a problem . |
| 14 | Even for over achievement , or where there appears to be no problem , it could be worth reviewing the target levels to consider if these have been set incorrectly ; perfection the first time round might well be suspect ! |
| 15 | If one could select those areas where there appears to be the largest proportion of sites which seem to have been affected , they are in Hampshire , Hertfordshire and north Kent , possibly indicating that they suffered the greatest disturbance . |
| 16 | Where there appears to be a mismatch , this is usually appreciated pretty well instantaneously because the speaker receives immediate feedback from the conversational partner . |
| 17 | In short the collapse of Taurus — where the name of the game was not to upset vested interests — has paved the way for a compromise where there appears to be a general acceptance of the IFMA view that : ‘ the solution to the problems are presented with a view to satisfying the requirements of the principal users , not third party service providers . ’ |
| 18 | She sat in the drawing-room and received all the callers , genuinely grateful for any tribute to Aunt Emily although there seemed to be , among all the people who came so punctiliously , hardly anyone who had known her really well . |
| 19 | I shall mention some of the issues to which the hon. Member for Stamford and Spalding ( Mr. Davies ) referred , although there seemed to be a lack of logic in his remarks because he cheered the Government on while encouraging them to be careful . |
| 20 | It thus becomes difficult to identify a specifically black LE , although there seem to be certain features of accent which community members are able to use to identify unseen speakers as black . |
| 21 | Although there appears to be little synergy between Unit 's existing business and engineering , the group believes it can introduce better management systems in the target company . |
| 22 | Although there appears to be little documentary evidence to support it , there is a long tradition that Trinity Mill , at some time in its life , was a fulling mill . |
| 23 | At Ruskington the inadequacies of the data make it difficult to draw firm conclusions , although there appears to be a smaller proportion of graves with amber than at Sleaford . |
| 24 | Adhesion need not be a formal act and may be demonstrated through behaviour , although there appears to be a presumption against this . |
| 25 | Although there appears to be no authority on the point , principle dictates that the offence of wilful obstruction is a specific intent offence . |
| 26 | There is broad cross-party support in principle for the teaching of citizenship in schools , although there need to be safeguards against using this part of the curriculum to promote a partisan , party political ideology or concept of citizenship . |
| 27 | You could reach a position of authority , although there seems to be some cost in personal terms . |
| 28 | It seems very likely that although there seems to be little in the idea of subliminal advertising , it is quite possible for a familiar ad for a familiar product to have at least some effect of reinforcing a favourable attitude without , to all intents and purposes , being consciously noted by the consumer at all . |
| 29 | Although there seems to be fairly clear evidence in favour of an interactional view of sentence comprehension , there remains the question of whether syntactic analysis is optional or obligatory . |
| 30 | Professor Williams suggests that threats to the complainant 's children will suffice , although there seems to be no express authority for this proposition . |