Example sentences of "there [am/are] [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Despondent souls , ’ it was said , ‘ and there are not a few of these , seem to have been struck only by one part of the Führer 's speech : where he spoke of the preparations for the winter campaign in 1942–43 . |
| 2 | ‘ In Ambleside there are several lodging houses , but it is a matter of surprise to the writer that there are not a greater number , as during the travelling season , when all such houses are full , more are enquired for by those who wish to see the country apart from the bustle , not to speak of the expense , of an inn . |
| 3 | Unfortunately , there are not a lot of good directors around . |
| 4 | But there are not a few readers for such procedurals and you may feel that writing one of them is what you can do best . |
| 5 | There are not a lot of jobs you can get without a work permit , being a Registered Alien like me . |
| 6 | It is worth noting that there are not a few cases where constructions containing postverbal adjectives are equivalent to different structures having the same subject and the same adjectival and verbal properties , but with the former now in ordinary predicative position and the latter replaced by an adverb : ( 61 ) Mario seemed regretful Mario was apparently regretful ( 62 ) the sharks remain dangerous the sharks are still dangerous This is exactly what could have been expected , given structure ( 47 ) . |
| 7 | As with the British economy , there are not a great number of options and no amount of breast-beating or hair shirts will alter that fact . |
| 8 | There are not the chances around these days as there were some years ago . |
| 9 | When examining racial representation in films made in this country , it quickly becomes apparent that there are not the plethora of images such as exist in American mainstream cinema , nor , consequently , the range of relevant theoretical and analytical critical work available for study . |
| 10 | The fair has itself moved to Spring Bank Holiday Monday , and though there are still large crowds , there are not the thousands for whom this was one of the highlights of the year . |
| 11 | ‘ Often on these wards there are not the resources to deal with the specific needs of children , ’ said Foster . |
| 12 | And er I mean there , there are not the relaxating exercises th that they have now . |
| 13 | There are not an awful lot of jobs going about , get that straight to the people that , you know ! |
| 14 | But horses for courses you see there are not an option cos he wo n't move from Scotland and there 's not reason why he should do and so you can forget anybody north of forget anybody in area |
| 15 | ‘ Pity there are n't a few more husbands to back me up , eh , Jack ? |
| 16 | So there are n't a great many local statutory reporting requirements to meet . |
| 17 | Receive erm there are there are n't a lot of other words that do have C in well there are but they 're quite sort of awkward words like try deceive . |
| 18 | There are n't a quarter of the members there are supposed to be . |
| 19 | Because I do n't think wages for housework is the same thing as saying that when women have to give up their jobs when their kids are little , or if there are n't no nurseries , that they should have bigger family allowances , that is n't the same as saying wages for housework , is it ? |
| 20 | ‘ There are n't no other round here . |
| 21 | Which means there are n't no snakes here right now . ’ |
| 22 | There are n't the professional barriers there that I think there were ten years ago . |
| 23 | There are n't the players on the staff to put pressure on those in the team to perform . |
| 24 | I think it 's more difficult now to get that basis of status and confidence for new teachers coming in to the profession , it only because there are n't the promotions or the movement of new jobs . |
| 25 | You can offer pralines , cakes and so on , but there 's no point — there are n't the ingredients to make them out of ’ . |
| 26 | I think it would be a crying shame if the country pub disappeared but they need customers and there are n't the customers around that there were in the past . ’ |
| 27 | It is part of life but er wha sa so is death and so is schooling , and so is education , and and all these issues are social , social issues , they are only problems when there are n't the resources to help support people who need support . |
| 28 | There are n't the words . |
| 29 | There are n't the hours in the day , ten to eleven , your Mum 's coming at half past twelve . |
| 30 | Whereas there is n't erm such clear provisions for a common energy policy erm and there are n't the same arrangements written into the agreement erm about for example sharing energy resources . |