Example sentences of "there [be] [pron] [to-vb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And for fun-around-the-clock , there 's nothing to beat the good old British holiday park . |
| 2 | It is cosily concentrated , with the guild-houses seeming to nudge each other affectionately , and in every narrow street and old square there is something to invite the wanderer to stand and stare . |
| 3 | In some examples , tracks for various transport modes are distinct and separate , yet in others there is nothing to guide the prospective traveller or vehicle . |
| 4 | For me there is nothing to beat the renowned Norfolk long spade for much of this work . |
| 5 | Det Ch Insp Roy Lambert said there was nothing to connect the two men with the car . |
| 6 | Even where there was only one purchaser , there was nothing to identify the particular cases of wine in stock as the subject-matter of the purchaser 's contract . |
| 7 | There was nothing to suggest the two events were linked . |
| 8 | A Scotland Yard spokeswoman said there was nothing to suggest the two men who chased the youth were involved in the attack on Mr Ali . |
| 9 | Mr Patten , speaking at question time in the Commons , told Mr Anthony Beaumont-Dark ( C. Selly Oak ) that there was nothing to prevent the current investigation into the West Midlands Serious Crimes Squad looking into ‘ any other matter … if there are grounds for suspicion ’ . |
| 10 | John Saville , chairman of the J Saville Gordon parent group , said there was nothing to prevent the local authorities using their compulsory purchase powers to acquire the site if they so wished . |
| 11 | Four years ago there was no-one to defend the accused except state lawyers . |
| 12 | Not that there was anything to dismay the aesthetic purist . |