Example sentences of "there [is] [adv] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Nelson wrote ‘ I have applications from the different line of battle ships for surveys on most of their sails and running rigging which can not be complied with as there is neither cordage nor sails to replace the unserviceable stores and therefore the evil must be combated in the best manner possible . ’
2 And in these there is nowhere unhappiness can enter .
3 As long as proper outcome data is collected there is clearly scope for patient care to be at the forefront of discussion of RMI .
4 Even where breach is admitted there is therefore scope for dispute about whether or not the breach justifies withdrawal from the contract .
5 However well charted the world may be there is still adventure , danger and hardship for some travellers to endure : Christina Dodwell experienced ‘ cold terror ’ while crossing the rapids of the Laigap River in Papua New Guinea ; Dervla Murphy survived an attack by wolves and several rape attempts ; Rosie Atkins , travelling round the world with her husband and two children , was trapped overnight in a battered old coach by a landslide in Ladakh .
6 ‘ Whenever Vinny is around there is always excitement .
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