Example sentences of "there 's [det] a [noun sg] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Either I 'm mad or people reincarnate , or there 's such a thing as possession , or … |
| 2 | ‘ What I say , constable , is ’ — and now it was Arthur speaking — ‘ there 's such a thing as 'arassment , that 's what they 've told me when I 've been up afore the old bloke . |
| 3 | ‘ There 's such a thing as greed , Emily , and sad to say brothers are capable of hating each other , take Cain and Abel for example . ’ |
| 4 | The guy went mad at him saying , ‘ How dare you say there 's such a thing as prejudice ! ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Maybe there 's such a thing as having too much of a good thing , ’ she flung at him caustically . |
| 6 | But there 's many a missus as needs to be home when her old man comes in from work on a Thursday , if she 's to get her proper share of his pay-packet . |