Example sentences of "there [vb mod] [be] [indef pn] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , there may be something to be said for the notion of denunciation . |
| 2 | Finally , there may be something to be said for a non-exhaustive list of situations in which consent will be negatived . |
| 3 | When foreign-language teachers are nowadays being encouraged to ‘ play the role of a sympathetic native speaker ’ , there must be something to be said for their actually being ‘ sympathetic native speakers ’ . |
| 4 | I was just thinking there might be something to that tale Ralf told last night , if the monks need an escort to move their flocks . ’ |
| 5 | It was the association of hot springs and helium that had made him think that there could be something to Chatterjee 's idea after all , and maybe to the claims by Fleischmann and Pons . |
| 6 | ‘ Rebuilding the cab and engine without advice or drawings would be very difficult and I 'm sure there would be something to be gained by appealing for some personal recollections . ’ |