Example sentences of "there [be] [indef pn] to [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | THERE 'S plenty to be thankful for in December , not least your ruler , Mercury , moving directly on the 1st . |
2 | Well there 's nowt there 's nowt to be shy ringing somebody 's bell and all he 'll be ringing , he 'll be ringing here . |
3 | It 's sad enough , Poole , but it 's normal and natural , and there 's nothing to be alarmed about . ’ |
4 | ‘ There 's nothing to be sorry about . |
5 | ‘ There 's nothing to be sorry for . ’ |
6 | There 's nothing to be scared of , any more than in an old church . |
7 | There 's nothing to be scared of here with daddy protecting you , ’ Mr Trotter said in a kinder tone . |
8 | ‘ There 's nothing to be frightened of , ducks . |
9 | Come on , old girl , there 's nothing to be frightened of now . |
10 | But that 's silly cos there 's nothing to be frightened of is there ? |
11 | I 've got a very optimistic nature , but I 'm not optimistic about anything at all ; there 's nothing to be optimistic about . |
12 | There 's nothing to be optimistic about ever . |
13 | ‘ There 's nothing to be confused about , ’ he returned calmly . |
14 | " There 's nothing to be ashamed about . |
15 | " There 's nothing to be ashamed of , Joseph , in not wanting to kill a beautiful animal , " she said softly . |
16 | There 's nothing to be afraid of . ’ |
17 | There 's nothing to be afraid of . ’ |
18 | ‘ There 's nothing to be afraid of . |
19 | There 's nothing to be afraid of on this earth he says , not for those who trust in the Lord . ’ |
20 | We 're getting the stuff you need and there 's nothing to be afraid of . ’ |
21 | ‘ I 'm sure there 's nothing to be afraid of , ’ said the doctor gently . |
22 | I mean , I take the point that there might be an opposition to some of their national officials , well it 's quite a good idea really the more I think about it erm , but I just really do n't see what there 's anything to be frightened about . |
23 | ‘ Not that I think there 's anything to be ashamed of in pursuing one 's legitimate debts . |
24 | And there is something to be upbeat about in 1992 : it 's an election year . |
25 | ‘ There is nothing to be sorry for . |
26 | There is nothing to be ashamed of in having your tank go wrong from time to time — it happens to me too you know ! |
27 | As if she had read her thoughts , Miss Hatherby said , ‘ There is nothing to be ashamed of . |
28 | " There is nothing to be ashamed of in being poor , " said Heinrich . |
29 | Some adolescents may need reassuring that there is nothing to be afraid of or ashamed about in night emissions or monthly periods . |
30 | ‘ You can switch off , there is nothing to be afraid of , ’ said Mr Thabane . |