Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] there [be] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In view of the available evidence from the questions expressly asked there is little chance of disconfirming this view , although one may be inclined to regard it with a degree of scepticism . |
| 2 | So slow there was all the time on earth to avoid it , and she was not quick enough , and the hand caught her , behind her neck , the fingers in her hair . |
| 3 | Since The Band Wagon is arguably the greatest — as well as most typical — of all musicals ( if we exclude The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach , 1968 , as non-eligible and demote Singin' in the Rain , 1952 , to second place ) , one can only wish there were more of it . |
| 4 | He conceded there was less reading of ‘ non-purposeful ’ material , such as comics , but added that this did not necessarily mean there was less literacy . |
| 5 | I only wish there was some way we might learn the verdict . ’ |
| 6 | Not only have there been many important exhibitions held on these issues but many women artists have developed brave and challenging work . |
| 7 | ‘ I just hope there 's more to come . |
| 8 | while recognising the desirability of privacy , it was nevertheless felt there were some patients , particularly those , for example , transferred from the larger wards of psychiatric hospitals , who preferred shared accommodation . |
| 9 | Erm not really because , well when I say that , erm generally speaking there was this er surge towards domestic types of agreements which tended to isolate erm district action . |
| 10 | This , presumably , is because they make the journey at very great depths , far below the reach of drift nets or trawls and since they are no longer feeding there is little chance of catching them on baited hooks or in traps . |
| 11 | No , I love it to bits , but I just wish there was some assistance in the office . |
| 12 | But whatever happens , I will never feel indifferent or hate everybody here , because there were some acceptable , some good performances we did together , but I can already say there were some great performances — at least as I remember them — so it 's a part of my artistic life closely connected to my heart . |
| 13 | And he still thinks there 's some sort of Arnold Bros somewhere , watching over us , because we are important . |
| 14 | Helena said : ‘ I know I have no overdraft facility but I genuinely believed there was enough money to pay my mortgage and feel I have been punished out of all proportion . |
| 15 | Most schools have a selection of resources based upon a white , ethnocentric curriculum , and publishers and producers still feel there is little market for anything else . |
| 16 | We always knew there were many first-class journalists in the region and this has been borne out by the contributions . ’ |
| 17 | Or have you ever wishes there was some way that someone could contact you … |
| 18 | A finals company usually means there are some fourteen or sixteen students , or more , to be placed . |
| 19 | If you still think there 's some sort of secret … |
| 20 | As she said : ‘ I always think there is more to do . |
| 21 | She met his mocking gaze , noting that in spite of the typical little dig there was less malice than usual in his manner . |
| 22 | And they also say there 's little truth in the myth that women do n't enjoy dirty or sexy jokes . |
| 23 | The absence of knots also means there is little wastage . |
| 24 | ‘ Separating the areas also means there 's less bullying of younger children . |
| 25 | When the Jubilee Line was nearly finished there was some speculation as to what colour would be used for it . |
| 26 | For all his irreverence about ‘ Nimbies ’ , he clearly believes there is some genuine rural idyll worth preserving . |
| 27 | ‘ I do n't really think there 's any point in calling for resignations of personalities . |
| 28 | Never before has there been such open abuse of power by those who are supposed to set standards for the people . |
| 29 | Never before has there been such a catalogue of successive shocks and scandals in the Royal Family , culminating now in the separation of Charles and Diana . |
| 30 | It was obvious that Eleanor had now decided there was little point in remaining secretive any longer . |