Example sentences of "there are [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If someone asks ‘ How much of X do we have in stock ? ’ they want to know how many of a specific item there are on the premises — both on the shop floor and in the warehouse or storeroom . |
| 2 | The more there are of the stay-at-homes , the less warm the welcome for foreign rivals on the home ground . |
| 3 | Each of the sample members would then be interviewed and the results cross-tabulated to see what differences , if any , there are in the replies from each of the sample collections . |
| 4 | There are in the parables in Mark 's gospel 18 main characters , all of whom are men ; in Matthew 's 85 , 12 of whom are women , but this includes 10 bridesmaids ; in Luke 's 108 , of whom 9 are women . |
| 5 | One of the marks of a competent lawyer is his ability to know what gaps there are in the facts of his case . |
| 6 | Botanists are not fully in accord about how many separate groups of plants there are within the conifers , and they are all lumped together here . |
| 7 | On the north side of the River Sorn , by the top dam of the wool mill pool , there are amongst the trees the remains of a village called Workington . |
| 8 | On the north side of the River Sorn , by the top dam of the wool mill pool , there are amongst the trees the remains of a village called Workington . |