Example sentences of "there [modal v] [be] [prep] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In other words , while there may be in some sense ( possibly a historical one ) a relatively simple form of language in which clauses contain only a single occurrence of assignment , there is also a more elaborate form in which complexes containing assignment can themselves be used as elements in the construction of other clauses ; acceptance of this conclusion is not particularly demanding , given the observable facts of language use . |
| 2 | ‘ Have you , ’ he enquired , ‘ thought how many women there must be in this country who are giving birth this very minute who know nothing about babies , but will have to cope without any help whatsoever ? ’ |
| 3 | There should be with this note the following documents : |
| 4 | specify how many lines there should be on each page ; the minimum is 2 if no headings or footings are required , and if headings and footings are required the minimum is 8 . |
| 5 | No matter how serious an infringement there might be of that act they are not subject to any sort of criminal offence . |
| 6 | Okay there might be in all sorts of ways , in terms of equality , in terms of socialism , it 's , it 's all a bit dubious erm but the other reason for taxing down is that , let's face it , the majority of peasants as we , as we saw last week are still poor and if the Communist Party is wanting to maximize its revenue , if it was gon na say okay we 're not gon na tax anybody at under six or eight hundred erm you , you 're gon na take out er half the population and you would have to get that income by taxing the rich even harder and that would be a disincentive . |
| 7 | ‘ I in no way dissent from this reasoning , but I should myself have been content to derive the same conclusion from the broader consideration that Parliament must have intended rating authorities to act in the same high principled way expected by the court of its own officers and not to retain rates paid under a mistake of law , or in paragraph ( a ) upon an erroneous valuation , unless there were , as Parliament must have contemplated there might be in some cases , special circumstances in which a particular overpayment was made such as to justify retention of the whole or part of the amount overpaid . |
| 8 | ‘ the broader consideration that Parliament must have intended rating authorities to act in the same high principled way expected by the court of its own officers and not to retain rates paid under a mistake of law , or … upon an erroneous valuation , unless there were , as Parliament must have contemplated there might be in some cases , special circumstances in which a particular overpayment was made such as to justify retention of the whole or part of the amount overpaid . |
| 9 | ‘ If they all lived , guess how many rats there 'd be in this country in five years . |
| 10 | Would my hon. Friend care to hazard a guess about how many fewer jobs there would be in that industry if that money had not been given ? |
| 11 | The actual pitch should be written in , as shown , when there would otherwise be ambiguity ( as there would be in this case , as to which F is required , high or low ) . |
| 12 | There are many less ACE machines around than we thought there would be by this time , ’ he added . |