Example sentences of "there is [verb] [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 The British public is increasingly distrustful of industry on environmental issues and there is rising support for the idea that " the polluter pays " , according to Bob Worcester , chairman of market research firm MORI , which has been tracking attitudes to the environment since 1969 .
2 And finally on the A four one this evening , there is patching work on the A four one at various locations throughout the road this evening , which could hold you up as you travel along there .
3 Clerk of the course Nick Lees said : ‘ There is standing water in the straight and the weather forecast is bad as well . ’
4 There is mounting hope in the world for better relations , and I think the Soviet Union and Cuba understand their responsibilities .
5 Now , however , there is mounting anxiety about the rising tide of crime , social disorder , purposeless thuggery and vandalism , much of it accompanied by violence .
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