Example sentences of "there [modal v] be some [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | One species , which lives in a small area round the Suez , certainly does ripen its eggs at full moon , and a sea urchin off California has a similar lunar cycle , so there may be some substance to the fishermen 's claim . |
| 2 | I believe this is a much inflated claim , but there may be some truth to it . |
| 3 | There must be some benefits to the Arab people themselves . |
| 4 | There must be some gain to the citizen , however minimal , in living under a constitution which regularises the way in which power is exercised ; even where government is authoritarian , it matters that it is not arbitrary . |
| 5 | After the 1915 offensives , the troops had come to believe that if Pétain called for an attack there must be some point to it , that it would not be a senseless sacrifice of lives in the way of those over-ambitious generals , out to gain recognition from the conquest at any price of a few yards of enemy trench . |
| 6 | If that were the case then I would say to you that there must be some exceptions to it and the one exception I am particularly concerned with , and it 's up to others to bring forward their particular exceptions , is that of rural affordable housing . |
| 7 | Quite clearly there there is recognition that there should be some limit to the level of migration er inward migration in North Yorkshire . |
| 8 | Reflecting on the rarity of the sudden infant death syndrome in crowded Hong Kong in 1985 , Davies commented that ‘ there might be some benefit to such high-density living . |
| 9 | There would be some opposition to American bases , he said , but most people face the prospect with equanimity . |
| 10 | In the meantime there will be some changes to the skyline |
| 11 | Does the Minister agree that if those projects that are partly funded by the European Community fund do not proceed this year , there is a danger that there will be some damage to the economy of Northern Ireland ? |
| 12 | There will be some disruption to traffic while the work is in progress and British Gas South Western apologises for any inconvenience which may be caused by this essential work . |