Example sentences of "[noun] there is in [verb] " in BNC.

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1 And I do n't see what harm there is in buying a place for my daughter .
2 I 'll teach you what pleasure there is in making love and I 'll give you all the time you need to adjust to your new circumstances . "
3 What joy there is in looking for these images !
4 But we might reasonably wonder what point there is in racking our brains to find an acceptable definition of ‘ a knows that p ’ .
5 So for the animal-watcher it becomes a challenge , with every brightly coloured species encountered , to find out what particular advantage there is in giving up the quiet life and facing daily exposure .
6 Nothing could demonstrate more elegantly the fascination there is in studying animals today .
7 As for economic value , the judges have recognised , for over a century , the validity of the contract to pay £100 if the promisee will walk to York ( a famous example given by Brett J. in Great Northern Rly. v. Witham ( 1873 ) L.R.9C.P 16 ) ; and no one has ever demonstrated what economic value there is in walking to York .
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