Example sentences of "there [be] [pron] [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Same age as Francesca , and had attended the same good North London all-girls ' grammar school , for entry to which aspiring parents would have been prepared to pay blood-money had there been anyone in the austere intellectual governing body and teaching staff who would have taken it .
2 Has n't there been anything on the news ?
3 ‘ Why has n't there been anything in the papers ?
4 Hi there are we on the air ?
5 The caveat that we 've put against the whole report is that there are something in the region of half a dozen major government initiated reviews into fire safety in this country .
6 At LDC level , an extrapolation of the figures provided by Edwards and Lloyd ( 1981 ) suggests that there are something in the order of 14,000 local-level formal meetings a year .
7 There are plenty on the sample but that is to show how they can be built up .
8 Hedgehogs enjoy a varied diet based mainly on beetles , caterpillars and earthworms , of which there are plenty in a well-stocked , productive garden .
9 In the United States , although associations for multi-employer bargaining purposes exist in a number of key areas and industries , there are none with the membership density or authoritative stature possessed by many of their European counterparts ( Adams , 1981 ) .
10 Because the material can be shot in any order , there are none of the limitations of edit-in-camera recording .
11 Unfortunately , despite the specifications and price of the tool , there are none of the nozzle accessories that would exploit the full potential of the machine ; these must be purchased separately .
12 Generally , there are none of the inane pizzaman delivery scenarios you find in commercial porn — something consumers cherish about the amateurs .
13 Because acrylics dry so quickly , overpainting is a simple process and there are none of the danger associated with oil paints in this respect .
14 There are none of the problems of tracking down shareholders who may exist across a number of States , and who may be subsidiaries of other bodies .
15 Even at the most constantly watched setts , the badgers can sometimes become nervous if they catch the scent of a stranger , particularly if there are none of the usual human visitors present either .
16 ‘ We have good discussions , ’ he wrote , ‘ but there are none of the snide comments about ‘ my Russian mates carving up Poland ’ or ‘ my Commie friends getting more than they bargained for ’ when Russia invaded Finland , that I had on the building job . ’
17 I do believe they wore top hats , but there are none of the usual wedding photographs to confirm that .
18 All the stories are drawn and there are none of the photo stories which are to be found in the magazines for older girls of the time .
19 There are none of the problems we have been discussing concerning image data because the videodisc is an analogue medium .
20 Data General chief , Ron Skates , said he ‘ anticipates OEM agreements ’ for CLARiiON , though there are none in the bag as yet .
21 As with Russia in 1917 , the larger workplaces ( and there are lots down the Albert Embankment where I work ) , are the significant ones .
22 In 1972 Lady Amory and Sir John decided to give Knightshayes to the Trust , there being nobody in the family who was a gardener .
23 Quinn had gambled on there being something inside the case to lead police and troops to whatever rendezvous he established with Zack .
24 Albert has two hotels and , there being nothing in the guidebook to distinguish them , I settled on the Grand Hôtel de la Paix , sight unseen .
25 There were plenty in the Store .
26 And there were you in the next bedroom , you and Arthur .
27 And then he felt as if there were someone nearby , as if there were someone on the summit waiting , waiting to greet him .
28 Here there were none of the accustomed party cant or heroics about the Revolution .
29 Adrar was clean , and there were none of the African smells offensive to western noses — just the opposite .
30 The permanent staff was gradually purged to other camps until there were none of the original ‘ old people ’ left .
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