there1 pronounthere2 adverbthere3 interjection
therethere1 /ðeə, ðə $ ðer, ðər/ ●●● S1 W1 pronoun 
Longman Language Activatora place that you are not in now
· I love Italy - I worked there for a year.· Jackie's arriving at the station at 3.15 and I said I'd meet her there.· When I came home Sean was just sitting there waiting for me.· We drove down to Baltimore, and on the way there we stopped for lunch.right there (=exactly there) · Where's my umbrella? I'm sure I left it right there, next to my bag.from there · We flew in to Munich and from there we took the train to Prague.down/up/in etc there · How did you get up there on the roof?
in a place that you can see or point to but cannot touch: · My car's over there by that big tree.· See those rocks over there? Be careful to keep the boat away from them.
a place that you have mentioned or been in, especially a place that you feel strongly about: · You went to Camp Chippewa too? I hated that place.in that place: · They'll never let us back in that place after the way you behaved.to that place: · Do you remember we went down to that place along the river and had a barbecue?
also round there British in the area near a place you have been talking about: · We usually go to Lake Como for our holidays - it's beautiful round there.· Judy's looking for an apartment in Greenwich Village. A lot of her friends live around there.· One of the largest tornadoes ever seen was photographed near there.
to be in a place where you are not now · "Have you seen the newspaper?" "It's there, next to your chair."· I want to be there when he comes out of surgery.· When I worked at the factory, I was there every day from nine till six.be down/up/in etc there · The bathroom's up there, on your right.
if someone or something is around , you know that they are there but you are not sure exactly where: · I tried to call you last night, but I guess you weren't around.· Go and look downstairs. There must be a coffee machine around somewhere.· It doesn't matter if no one is around - I'm still not going through a red light.
to be in your home, the place where you work etc, especially when you are expected to be: · Is Marsha in? I have a letter for her.· I'll phone back later when Mr Boswell is in.· I walked over to Sonia's house but when I got there only her brother was in.
formal if a substance is present somewhere, it is there even though you cannot see it: · When acid is present, the chemical in the test tube turns red.be present in: · The virus is present in tears and saliva, but in very small amounts.· Tests revealed that large quantities of alcohol were present in the driver's blood.
to be at an event where you are not now · What was the game like? Were there many people there?· I went to a party last night and your sister was there too.· A lot of the people at the charity event were only there to look at other people.
if someone is at a particular event, they are there in order to see or hear it: · Most of the actors in the movie were at the New York preview.· I don't remember Uncle Bob. I don't think he was at the funeral.· Were you at the meeting when they announced the layoffs?
formal if someone is present at a special or official event, they are there, especially because it is important that they should see what is happening: · The only people who were present for the ceremony were the bride and groom, the priest, and two witnesses.be present at/for: · It was very important to Jim to be present for the birth of his first child.those present (=the people there): · Those present at the trial said that the accused looked cheerful.
to be in the place where something such as an accident or crime has happened: · Journalists were on the scene within minutes of the plane crash.· A Safety Board team was on the scene Monday morning to try to determine the cause of the accident.
especially British to be in the place where something very interesting or exciting happens: · I'm going to the stadium. I want to be on the spot when they announce the international team.· Many reporters, in an attempt to be on the spot in war time, have ended up being killed.
formal to be at a special or important event, especially in order to take part in it: · Over 2000 police were in attendance at yesterday's demonstration.· The First Lady was in attendance for most of the conference sessions.· He always enjoyed going to Stewart's parties where famous people were sure to be in attendance.
the number of people who are at an event the number of people who attend an event such as a game, a concert, or an important meeting: · The game had an attendance of over 50,000 people.attendance at: · Attendance at the national championships is already higher than expected.good/high attendance: · We had pretty good attendance despite the bad weather.poor/low attendance: · Considering the seriousness of the matter to be debated there was an unusually low attendance at the meeting.
the number of people who have decided to go to or take part in an event: turnout for: · We had a much better turnout for the company picnic this year than last.low/light/small turnout: · Turnout for the game was lighter than expected.high/heavy/large turnout: · There was an unusually high turnout in the election, nearly twice the number predicted.
the number of people at an event, concert, play etc - use this especially when you think the people who organized the event are only interested in getting a lot of people there and do not really care about whether the event is good or not: · Inviting a soap star or two to your opening night is always a good way of getting bums on seats.
to not be there · She says the bottle is in the cupboard, but it just isn't there.· He was supposed to wait for me by the fountain, but he wasn't there when I arrived.
if someone or something is not around , they are not there, especially when you expect them to be somewhere nearby: · Maybe you should try talking to Michael when his wife isn't around.· According to Caroline, Larry isn't around much since he started traveling for work.
to be out of your home, the place where you work etc usually for a short time: · He wasn't in, so I left a message.· She told me not to stop by today - she'll be out most of the day running errands.
informal to not be at work, for example, because you are ill or on holiday. In British English you can also use this when someone is not at school: · After I've been away for a few days, there's always so much work waiting when I get back.· Selina's off today? Then can you ask her to phone me when she's back in the office ?be off work/school: · He's been off work ever since he hurt his back in a riding accident.
formal if something is absent , it is not where it is expected to be. If someone is absent from school, work etc, they are not there, for example because they are ill: · The virus develops most quickly when antibodies are absent.· If you're absent more than five times, you fail the course.· While the boss was absent everyone started taking very long lunchbreaks.absent from: · For some reason, Young's name was absent from the list.· The Adkinson children were absent from school about a dozen times last fall.
someone or something that is missing is not there, especially when you expect them to be there: · Some of the puzzle pieces are missing.· Can you spot the missing number in this series?· Suddenly he looked around and realized one of the children was missing.missing from: · Three buttons were missing from his shirt.
to exist to be something that is really present or living: · Do you think ghosts really exist?· The blue whale is the largest creature that has ever existed on earth.· We can't continue to pretend that the problem of homelessness doesn't exist in this city.there exists/there exist: · There now exists a significant body of scientific research on the subject.
if you say there is something, you mean that it exists: · Is there life on other planets?· There's no evidence to prove that Gray is the murderer.· There are hundreds of different computer programs designed specifically for children.· I didn't know there was Chinese restaurant in your neighborhood.
to exist in a particular place, or inside a particular thing: · Otters are still found in some parts of Britain.· Vitamin C is found in green vegetables and fresh fruit.can be found: · Other examples of this type of romantic poem can be found throughout history.
if something such as a particular type of substance or illness occurs in a particular place, it exists there - used especially in scientific contexts: occur in: · The disease occurs mainly in children, but can also occur in adults.· Chromium and nickel occur commonly in areas which are also rich in magnesium.· The Japanese "f' sound does not occur in European languages.
when something exists: the existence of something: · For the first time she began to doubt the existence of God.in existence: · Today there are less than 100 copies of the book still in existence.· The organization has been in existence for only 18 months.
to happen · The accident happened at two o'clock this afternoon.· What's happened? Why are you crying?· The strangest thing happened when I was in Singapore.· Before I realised what was happening, the man had grabbed my bag and run off with it.anything can/could/might happen (=used to say that it is uncertain what will happen) · You mustn't go there alone at night. Anything might happen!
to happen - use this about events, performances, ceremonies and other things that have been planned to happen: · The wedding will take place at St Andrew's church.· Police are trying to prevent the demonstration from taking place.
if there is an event, accident, change etc, it happens: · There's a concert at the school next Saturday.· There has been a major accident on the Santa Monica Freeway.· I'll let you know if there's any change in our plans.
if a planned event is at a particular time or place, it happens or is arranged to happen at that time or place: · Dinner is at eight, so come at about half past seven.· Christmas will be on a Saturday next year.· Last year's degree ceremony was in the main university building.
formal to happen - use this especially about things that have not been planned or that people do not expect: · Major earthquakes like this occur very rarely.· The court will have to decide exactly what occurred on the night Mellor died.
to happen, especially as a result of earlier events or decisions: · Our problems came about because we ignored the advice of experts.· A number of educational reforms have come about as a result of the report.come about through: · The decrease in the number of salmon has come about through commercial overfishing.how did it come about that: · How did it come about that she married an awful man like that?
informal if something such as a problem crops up , it happens suddenly and unexpectedly: · A couple of problems cropped up while you were away.· If anything crops up, give me a call.· You have to learn to deal with difficult situations when they crop up.
if something, especially a problem or a chance to do something comes up , it happens unexpectedly: · He rang to say he would be late home -- something had come up at the office.· There are job vacancies from time to time. I'll let you know if anything comes up.· When the opportunity to go to the States came up, Dora took it at once.
if a planned event is coming up , it will happen soon: · Don't forget you've got exams coming up in a couple of weeks' time.· Our 12th annual Folk Festival is coming up again soon.
if something such as a job or a chance to do something turns up , it happens or becomes available, especially through good luck: · Ben's been looking for a job for two months, but nothing good's turned up.· I'd almost given up hope of finding a house I liked, and then suddenly this one turned up.
formal if a problem or difficult situation arises , it happens and comes to your attention: · It would be best to deal with these issues at once, before a crisis arises.arise over: · Several problems have arisen recently over questions of pay.arise from (=as a result of something): · The conflict arose from tensions between the different ethnic groups.
if something unpleasant strikes , it suddenly happens: · It is always devastating when this illness strikes.· Most people were fast asleep when the hurricane struck at 4.05 pm.
to succeed in doing something difficult especially spoken to succeed in doing something that is difficult or that seems impossible: · Gina has her driving test today. I hope she makes it.· He went out for it, he played hard, and he made it. · Jody thinks only three teams will make it to the final. · Did Margaret make it home the other night? · Will he make it out alive?
especially spoken to succeed in doing something, especially after a lot of effort over a long period of time: · I aim to have my own company by the time I'm thirty, but sometimes I wonder if I'll ever get there.· Anna found the coursework hard, but knew she'd get there in the end.· I knew we'd get there eventually, it was just a question of when.
especially spoken to succeed in doing something, especially something difficult or something that needs a lot of effort: · We did it! We won the cup!· You did it! Congratulations!
to manage to do something difficult, when other people did not think that you could succeed: pull/bring/carry off something: · In the opening game, Italy pulled off a sensational 1-0 victory over Germany.· I think you need a really good sense of humour to carry off something like this.· We had a hard time bringing off the last conference we held here.pull/bring/carry something off: · I'd hardly cooked a proper meal for years, and I was wondering if I could still pull it off.· I doubt if we could have carried it off without your help.
informal if someone comes or turns up trumps , they succeed in doing something difficult or providing something that is needed, especially when this makes you feel pleased or grateful: · We were getting into serious difficulties, but Ron came up trumps again.· Well, I got three people interested in helping, so if they all turn up trumps, we should reach our target.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
It’s possible to travel there and back in a day. There’s no better way of exploring the region. ‘What if the two of them ...?’ ‘Don’t even go there!’ Well, hello there! I haven’t seen you for ages. Hi there! I haven’t seen you for ages. As soon as I saw the place, I knew I didn’t want to live there. Come on, there’s no time to lose (=do not waste time). Is there a market for his invention? Do you see that building over there? I left my bags right here. I hope there’s going to be enough room in the fridge. Don’t worry, there’s no rush. We don’t have to be at the station until 10. There was something sinister about Mr Scott’s death. There was something rather odd about him. Don’t just stand there (=stand and not do anything) – help me! Stay right there! I’ll be back in a minute. There’s nothing to stop you applying for the job yourself. We’ve promised to help, and there’s no turning back (=you cannot change this)!
It’s possible to travel there and back in a day. There’s no better way of exploring the region.· There was a phone call for you.
(=used to talk about how sure people are about something)· There is little doubt that he will play for England one day.
(=used when there is no explanation that you can think of)· There was no apparent explanation for the attack.
(=it is quite likely that something will happen) There’s a fair chance we’ll be coming over to England this summer.
There’s a fair chance we’ll be coming over to England this summer. ‘What if the two of them ...?’ ‘Don’t even go there!’ Well, hello there! I haven’t seen you for ages. Hi there! I haven’t seen you for ages. (=there is plenty of it)· There is no lack of information on the subject.
As soon as I saw the place, I knew I didn’t want to live there. Come on, there’s no time to lose (=do not waste time). Is there a market for his invention? (=used when you think someone has made a mistake)· There must be some mistake. I definitely booked a room for tonight.
· There’s been a misunderstanding about what I meant.
(=used when you think someone has not understood something correctly)· I think there must be some misunderstanding - I don’t know anyone called Barry.
· I am writing to make sure there is no misunderstanding between us.
(=something is always exciting or full of activity)· There’s never a dull moment with Chris around!
· There was no moon, and the fields were completely dark.
British English (=there are plans, especially secret ones, to do something)· There are moves afoot to change things.
· Clearly there is a need for more research.
· They felt that there was no need for a formal contract.
Do you see that building over there?· When the shooting started, there was panic.
· Somewhere near the hotel there was a party going on.
· There comes a point where you have to accept defeat.
· There is a possibility that files could be lost if the system crashes.
· There is now proof that giant squid do exist.
(=it is certain)· There’s no question that they have done an outstanding job.
· There are 32 references to eagles in the Bible.
(=they are not similar in any other way)· They are both strong-minded women, but there the resemblance ends.
I left my bags right here.· There is always a risk that mistakes will be made.
I hope there’s going to be enough room in the fridge. Don’t worry, there’s no rush. We don’t have to be at the station until 10.· There are now signs of an improvement in the economy.
· There was silence in the library for several moments.
· There are lots of similarities between the two bikes.
There was something sinister about Mr Scott’s death. There was something rather odd about him. Don’t just stand there (=stand and not do anything) – help me! Stay right there! I’ll be back in a minute. There’s nothing to stop you applying for the job yourself. (=something unexpected is going to happen)· There were plenty more surprises in store for him.
(=used humorously to say that you do not understand why someone likes something)
· As she watched, there were tears of joy in her eyes.
· There is also the temptation to pay for the whole thing with a credit card.
(=there is enough time to do it)· There was no time to discuss it further.
· There was some trouble at her office, but she didn’t say what it was.
We’ve promised to help, and there’s no turning back (=you cannot change this)!· She asked if there were any vacancies for salespeople.
· There’s nothing worse than lending something and not getting it back.
· There’s something wrong with this yogurt.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► been there, seen that, done that► there’s one born every minute► If I should die, think only this of me:/That there’s some corner of a foreign field/That is forever England► there’s no escaping (the fact)► there are plenty more fish in the sea► there are no flies on somebody► that’s/there’s somebody/something for you!► you’ve got me (there)► don’t go there► here/there somebody goes again► there/bang goes something► there is a God!► there but for the grace of God (go I)► there’s no harm in doing something/it does no harm to do something► you have me there► here, there, and everywhere► that’s/there’s an idea► there’s no law against something► there ought to be a law against something► there’s life in the old dog yet► be a love and .../... there’s a love► there’s no (such thing as a) free lunch► there’s method in/to somebody’s madness► there is not much in it► (there’s) nothing to it► there’s nothing for it but to do something► there is no percentage in doing something► there is a question mark over something/a question mark hangs over something► I’ll be right with you/right there/right back► there’s not enough room to swing a cat► there’s/here’s the rub► there is safety in numbers► there's more than one way to skin a cat► so she is/so there are etc► it’s the same story here/there/in ...► there’s no telling what/how etc► there's only one thing for it► there’s no time to lose► (there’s) many a true word spoken in jest► where there’s a will there’s a way
there is/exists/remains etc used to say that something exists or happens: - Alas, there is no space to give a proper account of the thoughts of these great minds.
- Capital market theory implies that, for index futures, there is a risk premium.
- Each side then loses something if there is an attempt to meet at a mid-point.
- If you do manage to get him to go, there is drug treatment that could help.
- In forecasting the future there is no certainty.
- On one of them, Longstone Island, there is a lighthouse.
- This is a great loss, because at root there is an integral relation between the ideas of crime and morality.
- We have also noted that there is in practice little inter-observer variation in the scoring of verbal responses in these patients.
- And then again, it may not.
- But then again, it might not.
- He almost pranced along the passage with his pet and I hoped fervently that I would not see them in there again.
- I do not think that I shall go back there again.
- I read to her every night at six-and then again before she goes to bed.
- Scamp had an airtight alibi, naturally, but then again young Leakey never said who exactly had done it.
- They drove by again and then again, each time slower and more menacingly.
- And of course he was not all there in his head.
- But this is not all there is to communication.
- It was as though he was not all there, Jack thought.
- Is there life on other planets?
- I didn't know there was Chinese restaurant in your neighborhood.
- There's no evidence to prove that Gray is the murderer.
- Because the teachers are so friendly there is a good atmosphere for getting on with your work.
- But there is another, more essential respect for nature itself, which we dishonour at our peril.
- Don't give them a sales pitch because there is nothing more irritating.
- In Britain there is a preference for a tactical step-by-step approach against a background of traditional consensus.
- Smokeless powder, for which there are many formulas, is used in modern ammunition.
- The effect of the order is that even though youths are being sentenced, there is no room for them.
- While this may not mean they are preventable, there is at least the possibility of fortifying the individual against their effects.
- There was no call for him to do that.
- Where there is no call for a continued food market, market buildings have proved highly adaptable.
- There isn't much call for typewriters since computers got easier to use.
- Both make-ups can be available at the same time and, so far as value goes, there is nothing to choose between them.
- But there is little to choose between the two in terms of overall performance.
- "Which apartment do you prefer?'' "Well, there's no comparison. The first one we saw is bigger, quieter, and has much nicer furniture.''
- Slides would be built over a mound, so there's no danger of children falling from a height.
- The wheels aren't sharp, so there's no danger of cutting yourself.
- Anna looks better, there's no denying it.
- But he's neat and tidy there's no denying it.
- Even if you are sceptical about meridians, there's no denying that the roller gives an enjoyable massage.
- He denies it, but there's no denying the little girl does resemble Becker in a dress.
- Now there's no denying that 1991 was not a good year for the advertising industry.
- There's no denying it, if you don't spend a lot of cash, you go down.
- As usual, there are no easy answers to explain human behavior.
- But suddenly we find ourselves acknowledging that there are no easy answers to the dilemmas Christians face.
- So there are no easy answers.
- There are no easy answers to this problem.
- A crazy notion if ever there was one.
- An obstinate fellow, if ever there was one, and a very elusive one too.
- Exercise is the original fountain of youth if ever there was one.
- He is a product of the system if ever there was one.
- Here is a time warp if ever there was one.
- My favourite Caithness loch is Heilen, near Castletown; an expert's loch if ever there was one.
- My son, however, is a sports fanatic if ever there was one.
- But precisely because the stakes are so high there is no excuse for ignoring nuances, glossing over contradictions and exaggerating faults.
- But there is no excuse for modern hymns to contain gender-based or sexist language.
- Do make sure the welts are not floppy. there is no excuse for this, even with a single bed double rib.
- I concede that the Newcastle doctors may be ignorant but there is no excuse for you.
- In Britain, for example, there is no excuse for not knowing recent trends in the cost of living.
- Nowadays, there is no excuse for getting into trouble.
- So there is no excuse for ignoring the chance to communicate.
- With modern technology there is no excuse for this kind of slapdash remastering.
- As a country, we must face the fact that there is no free lunch for Social Security recipients.
- It's no good, she rebuked herself sternly; there's no future in feeling like this about Luke Travis.
- There's no going back, even if I wanted to, which I don't.
- Too late you realize that there's no going back.
- Construction on the civic center is halfway there.
- As I was halfway there, it opened.
- Before they were halfway there the Orcs and Goblins regrouped.
- Take your time, build up a case, establish the right relationships and you are halfway there.
- The sniper got him when he was halfway there.
- But I was hanging in there academically.
- Can you kind of hang in there to uh to maybe uh later on this evening, okay.
- Do you hang in there, or cut your losses?
- If this type of interviewer senses a weak spot he or she will hang on in there - mercilessly.
- In the meantime, just hang on in there.
- The hitter had to hang in there until he hit the ball or struck out.
- Ultimately, the more authentic, life-affirming religious manifestations hang in there amid, and despite, the darkness of human striving.
- When he is excited and enthusiastic, hang in there an extra minute to respond to his words and happy expressions.
- If he doesn't do it on time, there'll be hell to pay.
- Art was neither here nor there; money was the issue.
- But that was neither here nor there.
- Dinner half an hour earlier or later was neither here nor there.
- She and Carolan had no children, but that was neither here nor there as an indication of matrimonial harmony nowadays.
- Start worrying when we're neither here nor there.
- That he was not in the category ordained by the Marketing Department for the evening was neither here nor there.
- The cost would be borne by Grunte Accessories, but that was neither here nor there.
- We are the holy ones, the voyagers, the people of the crossing, neither here nor there.
- Sprigs of parsley were tucked here and there around the chicken.
- Audible gasps rose here and there together with short, whispered words and the murmur of anticipation.
- But here and there some found action on this very camp, and didn't live to tell the tale.
- His hair, cut short, was flattened here and there, like an animal's fur when it is out of sorts.
- Late summer had exhausted much of the greenness, and here and there the ground showed through in brown, dusty patches.
- Men go down here and there before your eyes.
- Rushes grew here and there in clumps across the pasture.
- She looked like a pixie sometimes, her eyes darting here and there, for ever watchful.
- The landscape is a stony desert, smeared here and there with sulphur compounds.
- For Casey, there was no holding back when it came to music.
- You can get it sometime when you visit - there's no hurry.
- If we go there's no knowing.
- Otherwise there's no knowing just how many more he would have killed.
- There's nothing like Mom's chicken soup.
- And there's nothing like a conversation when you smoke.
- Facing page: there's nothing like a brew to soothe aching limbs but where's the Kendal Mint cake?
- No, there's nothing like a good laugh to make you feel better about yourself.
- Second team or not, however, there's nothing like the first century.
- When the weather's good there's nothing like a luxurious dessert to give a special menu a final flourish.
- There's no love lost between Bart and Stephen.
- "I didn't know he wrote poetry." "Yes -- he also does painting. There's more to him than meets the eye."
- It looks like a simple case of burglary, but there may be more to it than meets the eye.
- People think of Bradford as a dull industrial city, but there is more to it than meets the eye.
- There is no mistaking Hall's books as anything other than romantic fiction.
- But there is no mistaking the fact that the First Division door has been left ajar.
- If all goes well, Beech Road will start at 2-1 or less at Cheltenham as there is no mistaking his superiority.
- Some of the gaps must be due to chance, but there is no mistaking the insularity of interest which these volumes display.
- Experts and city officials agree there's money to be made in the casino business.
- And there's money in being the best.
- And there's money in it.
- I love airline food and further suspect that there's money in it somewhere.
- There's no need to shout - I'm not deaf!
- There was no need for me to stay there.
- And there's no need for us to move to the city.
- But there's no need to join to get out on the water.
- I usually read to them a bit, but there's no need for you to.
- Police say there's no need for genuine fans to be any more worried now that Swindon's in the big league.
- Whatever the cause, there's no need for you to worry.
- It's true we're not friends but that's neither here nor there. We're still able to work together.
- What Cheng's intentions were is neither here nor there. What matters is what he did.
- What I think about your husband is neither here nor there.
- Art was neither here nor there; money was the issue.
- But that was neither here nor there.
- Dinner half an hour earlier or later was neither here nor there.
- She and Carolan had no children, but that was neither here nor there as an indication of matrimonial harmony nowadays.
- That he was not in the category ordained by the Marketing Department for the evening was neither here nor there.
- The cost would be borne by Grunte Accessories, but that was neither here nor there.
- The fact that she hadn't seen her prospective husband since she was ten was neither here nor there.
- The fact that you fantasise about a woman rather than a man is neither here nor there in these circumstances.
- And there's no mystery to bands any more.
- But police experts say there's no evidence to support that.
- But there's no way to get money for real investment.
- He says that the budget is a disaster, there's no way that the county can now avoid charge capping.
- I - I've decided that since you've got everything under control there's no point in my staying here any longer.
- I usually read to them a bit, but there's no need for you to.
- Make sure there's no plan to change the exam format this year.
- With amateurs there's no point in paying, they're likely to kill the victim off anyway, out of fear.
- There's nothing like a nice hot bath to help you relax.
- And there's nothing like a conversation when you smoke.
- Facing page: there's nothing like a brew to soothe aching limbs but where's the Kendal Mint cake?
- No, there's nothing like a good laugh to make you feel better about yourself.
- Second team or not, however, there's nothing like the first century.
- When the weather's good there's nothing like a luxurious dessert to give a special menu a final flourish.
- And often there's nothing to show for it at the end.
- But it's going to be all right - there's nothing to worry about.
- But the National Rivers Authority, which has investigated the site, says there's nothing to fear.
- Come on, old girl, there's nothing to be frightened of now.
- It's because there's nothing in it.
- Nine times out of ten, using this tactic, you discover that there's nothing to worry about.
- The name in a way is obvious; there's nothing to it really.
- You find there's nothing to it, a false rumour.
- Jerry Lewis is out there all the time raising money for disabled kids.
- My real father is out there and one day I plan to find him.
- Sheila's ideas can be way out there sometimes.
- All the land out there had been under water once.
- However, beyond the big names there are some excellent specialists out there.
- I was going to lock the up right out there.
- I went out there and ran on their terms.
- It has taken her a long time to learn the plays, and she still looks uncomfortable out there.
- It will continue to be out there, too.
- Puchur glove out there and thank Master Dureaux fer his guts.
- The reason those phones are out there is to benefit people.
- $500? OK, it's a deal. Put it there!
- Any name that was on the list was there because Nikos had put it there.
- He didn't remember putting it there.
- It hates you for putting it there, but is loyal to you because you bring it food.
- Just for like if we put it there.
- People think I put it there as a piece of pop art to decorate the room.
- That must have been Lee who'd put it there.
- There is nothing behind the cartoon sofa and if you find anything it's because you yourself have put it there.
- Where every plant to sprout is known in advance because you put it there.
- Each has much to offer to the other and there is no question of one tradition being right and the other wrong.
- Even if the practice overspends its funds, there is no question of patients not getting the treatment they need.
- Since there is no means of changing the weather, there is no question of protest.
- This again suggests that the boys may have been in the wrong, which there is no question of in Ballantyne.
- This particularly applies where there is no question of a divorced previous spouse.
- This phenomenon is distinct from onomatopoeia - it is sometimes called sound symbolism: there is no question of auditory resemblance.
- Yet there is no question of one's hair rising.
- He was right up there on Herron Avenue.
- Northampton are right up there in second place.
- Number of sunny days is right up there for me, too.
- On the trauma scale, this was right up there with an automobile wreck.
- You did well on the last project, but there's room for improvement.
- Although voices of dissent are being heard, there is no sign of the supermodel phenomenon abating in the near future.
- But still there is no sign of Captain Ahab.
- But there is no sign of staleness: the performances at the Haymarket are terrific in their strength.
- Furniture is strewn down the road, but there is no sign of the hapless hero.
- However, there is no sign of the Elven magical artefact.
- It appears, however, there is no sign of such a commitment.
- Moreover to implement the change there is no sign of introducing the extra resources which most commentators see as necessary.
- Not only do they lack legs but there is no sign of an internal girdle of bones at either shoulder or hip.
- And if you believe there's no smoke without fire, Sean Young must be a towering inferno.
- But there's no smoke without fire.
- Hello, I thought, maybe there's something in this for you after all.
- Just as everyone's forgetting about Myra Hindley, there's something in the newspaper again about her.
- Well at least there's something in it for the viewer.
- He says there's no such thing as a citizens arrest.
- Raymond runs the exclusive Manoir aux Quat Saisons in Wheatley, where there's no such thing as a free lunch.
- To the professionals who work with troubled couples, however, there's no such thing as the wronged spouse.
- This is a highly dangerous trend, because there is no telling where it will end.
- If I come across a mistake, I fix it right then and there.
- For a moment he thought of phoning her, then and there, and telling her how he felt.
- I probably could have refused, and that would have ended the matter right then and there.
- It would have been easy to shoot him right then and there.
- Mr Pasta dismisses Manuel then and there and without notice.
- Peter wondered about running in then and there.
- She decided then and there that she was not going to stand for it.
- She saw only the immediate need of a particular individual and tried to meet it then and there.
- Two kids still refused to write unless I helped them right then and there.
- Ben drives like there's no tomorrow.
- I eat and drink like there's no tomorrow.
- No two ways about it, Blue says to himself: he knows everything.
- No two ways about it, Clint Schneider was dynamite.
- That was the job description, no two ways about it.
- There are no two ways about it.
Is there any milk left? There are a few things we need to discuss. There must be easier ways of doing this. There seems to be a lack of communication. There remain several questions still to be answered. Suddenly there was a loud explosion. They were all laughing when there came a knock at the door.GRAMMAR• You use there are before a plural noun: · There are a lot of problems. ✗Don’t say: There is a lot of problems. You will sometimes hear native speakers say this is in informal conversation, but it is grammatically incorrect.• Instead of saying there is, you often say there’s: · There’s one small problem.• There cannot be omitted. ✗Don’t say: Is one small problem.USAGE: SpellingDon’t confuse there and their. You write: · They love their jobs. ✗Don’t write: They love there jobs.there1 pronounthere2 adverbthere3 interjection
therethere2 /ðeə $ ðer/ ●●● S1 W1 adverb WORD ORIGINthere2
Origin:
Old English thærEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- "Of course the military bases will have to be closed." "I'm not sure I agree with you there."
- Are you just going to sit there or are you going to help?
- Australia? No, I've never been there.
- Don't stop there! Tell me the rest!
- How did you get up there on the roof?
- I love Italy - I worked there for a year.
- Jackie's arriving at the station at 3.15 and I said I'd meet her there.
- We drove down to Baltimore, and on the way there we stopped for lunch.
- We flew in to Munich and from there we took the train to Prague.
- What made you decide to move there?
- When I came home Sean was just sitting there waiting for me.
- Where's my umbrella? I'm sure I left it right there, next to my bag.
- You don't have to eat all the candy just because it's there.
- Clarisa was there, crouched on the concrete, focused and still.
- He never really felt okay about being back there, but he felt we were doing something meaningful.
- He simply told jurors he did not know how any of it got there.
- I don't want to go back there.
- If customer complaints don't come your way, go down to the Customer Relations Department and chat to the people there.
- In atonal music, the harmonic relationships may be very complex indeed, yet they are undoubtedly there.
- Take away the berth, and the drive would still be there.
Longman Language Activatora place that you are not in now
· I love Italy - I worked there for a year.· Jackie's arriving at the station at 3.15 and I said I'd meet her there.· When I came home Sean was just sitting there waiting for me.· We drove down to Baltimore, and on the way there we stopped for lunch.right there (=exactly there) · Where's my umbrella? I'm sure I left it right there, next to my bag.from there · We flew in to Munich and from there we took the train to Prague.down/up/in etc there · How did you get up there on the roof?
in a place that you can see or point to but cannot touch: · My car's over there by that big tree.· See those rocks over there? Be careful to keep the boat away from them.
a place that you have mentioned or been in, especially a place that you feel strongly about: · You went to Camp Chippewa too? I hated that place.in that place: · They'll never let us back in that place after the way you behaved.to that place: · Do you remember we went down to that place along the river and had a barbecue?
also round there British in the area near a place you have been talking about: · We usually go to Lake Como for our holidays - it's beautiful round there.· Judy's looking for an apartment in Greenwich Village. A lot of her friends live around there.· One of the largest tornadoes ever seen was photographed near there.
to be in a place where you are not now · "Have you seen the newspaper?" "It's there, next to your chair."· I want to be there when he comes out of surgery.· When I worked at the factory, I was there every day from nine till six.be down/up/in etc there · The bathroom's up there, on your right.
if someone or something is around , you know that they are there but you are not sure exactly where: · I tried to call you last night, but I guess you weren't around.· Go and look downstairs. There must be a coffee machine around somewhere.· It doesn't matter if no one is around - I'm still not going through a red light.
to be in your home, the place where you work etc, especially when you are expected to be: · Is Marsha in? I have a letter for her.· I'll phone back later when Mr Boswell is in.· I walked over to Sonia's house but when I got there only her brother was in.
formal if a substance is present somewhere, it is there even though you cannot see it: · When acid is present, the chemical in the test tube turns red.be present in: · The virus is present in tears and saliva, but in very small amounts.· Tests revealed that large quantities of alcohol were present in the driver's blood.
to be at an event where you are not now · What was the game like? Were there many people there?· I went to a party last night and your sister was there too.· A lot of the people at the charity event were only there to look at other people.
if someone is at a particular event, they are there in order to see or hear it: · Most of the actors in the movie were at the New York preview.· I don't remember Uncle Bob. I don't think he was at the funeral.· Were you at the meeting when they announced the layoffs?
formal if someone is present at a special or official event, they are there, especially because it is important that they should see what is happening: · The only people who were present for the ceremony were the bride and groom, the priest, and two witnesses.be present at/for: · It was very important to Jim to be present for the birth of his first child.those present (=the people there): · Those present at the trial said that the accused looked cheerful.
to be in the place where something such as an accident or crime has happened: · Journalists were on the scene within minutes of the plane crash.· A Safety Board team was on the scene Monday morning to try to determine the cause of the accident.
especially British to be in the place where something very interesting or exciting happens: · I'm going to the stadium. I want to be on the spot when they announce the international team.· Many reporters, in an attempt to be on the spot in war time, have ended up being killed.
formal to be at a special or important event, especially in order to take part in it: · Over 2000 police were in attendance at yesterday's demonstration.· The First Lady was in attendance for most of the conference sessions.· He always enjoyed going to Stewart's parties where famous people were sure to be in attendance.
the number of people who are at an event the number of people who attend an event such as a game, a concert, or an important meeting: · The game had an attendance of over 50,000 people.attendance at: · Attendance at the national championships is already higher than expected.good/high attendance: · We had pretty good attendance despite the bad weather.poor/low attendance: · Considering the seriousness of the matter to be debated there was an unusually low attendance at the meeting.
the number of people who have decided to go to or take part in an event: turnout for: · We had a much better turnout for the company picnic this year than last.low/light/small turnout: · Turnout for the game was lighter than expected.high/heavy/large turnout: · There was an unusually high turnout in the election, nearly twice the number predicted.
the number of people at an event, concert, play etc - use this especially when you think the people who organized the event are only interested in getting a lot of people there and do not really care about whether the event is good or not: · Inviting a soap star or two to your opening night is always a good way of getting bums on seats.
to not be there · She says the bottle is in the cupboard, but it just isn't there.· He was supposed to wait for me by the fountain, but he wasn't there when I arrived.
if someone or something is not around , they are not there, especially when you expect them to be somewhere nearby: · Maybe you should try talking to Michael when his wife isn't around.· According to Caroline, Larry isn't around much since he started traveling for work.
to be out of your home, the place where you work etc usually for a short time: · He wasn't in, so I left a message.· She told me not to stop by today - she'll be out most of the day running errands.
informal to not be at work, for example, because you are ill or on holiday. In British English you can also use this when someone is not at school: · After I've been away for a few days, there's always so much work waiting when I get back.· Selina's off today? Then can you ask her to phone me when she's back in the office ?be off work/school: · He's been off work ever since he hurt his back in a riding accident.
formal if something is absent , it is not where it is expected to be. If someone is absent from school, work etc, they are not there, for example because they are ill: · The virus develops most quickly when antibodies are absent.· If you're absent more than five times, you fail the course.· While the boss was absent everyone started taking very long lunchbreaks.absent from: · For some reason, Young's name was absent from the list.· The Adkinson children were absent from school about a dozen times last fall.
someone or something that is missing is not there, especially when you expect them to be there: · Some of the puzzle pieces are missing.· Can you spot the missing number in this series?· Suddenly he looked around and realized one of the children was missing.missing from: · Three buttons were missing from his shirt.
when you do something immediately if you know something at a glance , you only need to look quickly in order to know immediately what is happening, how someone feels etc: can see/tell (something) at a glance: · I could see at a glance that the situation was serious.· An expert can tell at a glance whether it's a real diamond or a fake.
if you do something on the spot , you do it immediately, without taking time to think about the situation, without waiting for official permission etc: · I was so angry I almost resigned on the spot.· The police can fine motorists on the spot for driving offences.· Look, I can't give you a decision on the spot. I'll have to talk to my boss first.
if you do something or decide something there and then or then and there , you do it immediately and without stopping to think or delaying your decision until a later time: · When Kate knew John was seeing someone else, she should have left him then and there.· This time I'd gone too far, and I quit drinking there and then.
informal if you answer a question or provide information off the top of your head , you do it immediately, using information you already know, and without thinking about it or trying to find out more about it: · "How old is Chris?" "I don't know off the top of my head."· There are some good restaurants around here, but I can't tell you their names off the top of my head.
American informal if you do or say something right off or right off the bat , you do it or say it immediately, without taking time to think about it: · I couldn't think of a reply right off.· We let them know right off the bat that we weren't going with them.
a journey back to the place where you started: return journey/trip/flight etc · The sea was much calmer on the return voyage.· The return trip took about an hour less than the trip there.
to a place and back again to the place that you started from: · How long will it take to drive there and back?· "How far is it to Milwaukee?" "It's about 30 miles there and back."
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Who’s that man over there? It’s too far to drive there and back in one day. Are we going to get there (=arrive) before the banks close? There’s still a lot of work to do, but we’re getting there (=coming to the end of the process) slowly.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES It’s possible to travel there and back in a day. There’s no better way of exploring the region. ‘What if the two of them ...?’ ‘Don’t even go there!’ Well, hello there! I haven’t seen you for ages. Hi there! I haven’t seen you for ages. As soon as I saw the place, I knew I didn’t want to live there. Come on, there’s no time to lose (=do not waste time). Is there a market for his invention? Do you see that building over there? I left my bags right here. I hope there’s going to be enough room in the fridge. Don’t worry, there’s no rush. We don’t have to be at the station until 10. There was something sinister about Mr Scott’s death. There was something rather odd about him. Don’t just stand there (=stand and not do anything) – help me! Stay right there! I’ll be back in a minute. There’s nothing to stop you applying for the job yourself. We’ve promised to help, and there’s no turning back (=you cannot change this)!
Who’s that man over there? It’s too far to drive there and back in one day. Are we going to get there (=arrive) before the banks close? There’s still a lot of work to do, but we’re getting there (=coming to the end of the process) slowly. It’s possible to travel there and back in a day. There’s no better way of exploring the region.· There was a phone call for you.
(=used to talk about how sure people are about something)· There is little doubt that he will play for England one day.
(=used when there is no explanation that you can think of)· There was no apparent explanation for the attack.
(=it is quite likely that something will happen) There’s a fair chance we’ll be coming over to England this summer.
There’s a fair chance we’ll be coming over to England this summer. ‘What if the two of them ...?’ ‘Don’t even go there!’ Well, hello there! I haven’t seen you for ages. Hi there! I haven’t seen you for ages. (=there is plenty of it)· There is no lack of information on the subject.
As soon as I saw the place, I knew I didn’t want to live there. Come on, there’s no time to lose (=do not waste time). Is there a market for his invention? (=used when you think someone has made a mistake)· There must be some mistake. I definitely booked a room for tonight.
· There’s been a misunderstanding about what I meant.
(=used when you think someone has not understood something correctly)· I think there must be some misunderstanding - I don’t know anyone called Barry.
· I am writing to make sure there is no misunderstanding between us.
(=something is always exciting or full of activity)· There’s never a dull moment with Chris around!
· There was no moon, and the fields were completely dark.
British English (=there are plans, especially secret ones, to do something)· There are moves afoot to change things.
· Clearly there is a need for more research.
· They felt that there was no need for a formal contract.
Do you see that building over there?· When the shooting started, there was panic.
· Somewhere near the hotel there was a party going on.
· There comes a point where you have to accept defeat.
· There is a possibility that files could be lost if the system crashes.
· There is now proof that giant squid do exist.
(=it is certain)· There’s no question that they have done an outstanding job.
· There are 32 references to eagles in the Bible.
(=they are not similar in any other way)· They are both strong-minded women, but there the resemblance ends.
I left my bags right here.· There is always a risk that mistakes will be made.
I hope there’s going to be enough room in the fridge. Don’t worry, there’s no rush. We don’t have to be at the station until 10.· There are now signs of an improvement in the economy.
· There was silence in the library for several moments.
· There are lots of similarities between the two bikes.
There was something sinister about Mr Scott’s death. There was something rather odd about him. Don’t just stand there (=stand and not do anything) – help me! Stay right there! I’ll be back in a minute. There’s nothing to stop you applying for the job yourself. (=something unexpected is going to happen)· There were plenty more surprises in store for him.
(=used humorously to say that you do not understand why someone likes something)
· As she watched, there were tears of joy in her eyes.
· There is also the temptation to pay for the whole thing with a credit card.
(=there is enough time to do it)· There was no time to discuss it further.
· There was some trouble at her office, but she didn’t say what it was.
We’ve promised to help, and there’s no turning back (=you cannot change this)!· She asked if there were any vacancies for salespeople.
· There’s nothing worse than lending something and not getting it back.
· There’s something wrong with this yogurt.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB· There wasn't a single guard on duty when we got there.· If you are due at work at seven, get there at ten to seven.· Trains out of Waverley were running fifteen minutes late by the time she got there, but she didn't care.· There would be no heat in the church, nor any sensible way for the congregation to get there.· He was going to get married in a week and anxious to get there.· I drove back to the school to find Ben, but by the time I got there his car was gone.· I did not live far from the school so it did not take long to get there.· When they got there Mahadev explained the situation.
· She didn't really have any idea why she was going there.· Home is where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in.· Christopher had obviously been going there for some years.· I went on to Harvard Law largely because my father had gone there.· I was planning to go there when my descent into the horrors began.· We have the means to go there.· Furthermore if Grimbergen is closed, where do the present 150 plus light aircraft presently based there go?· Hopefully, he will go there and do well.
· If it was my father lying there what would I say to him?· There lay Dineh, captive, in a torpor, while his enemies decided how to put him to death.· While you are lying there try to become aware of any tensions in your body.· I closed my eyes and lay there for a while, enfolded in darkness.· We lie there, with the lamp burning, while dawn fades.· We lay there all night in the mud and water.· I lay there for a long time unhappy and hardly noticing the daily noises of the block assembling round me.· As she lay there, barely conscious, she heard the sound of a car engine approaching.
· But who wants to live there?· Then, the son of another family who lives there is killed on a motorcycle.· Not surprisingly, townies tell pollsters they wish they lived there, too.· The prospect of living there with all those strangers depressed me.· My first wife, Dinah, lived there.· Nugent, the guy who lives there.· I also lived there from time to time many years ago.· Billy Bigelow lives there with his chatterbox wife and two little girls.
· Further, when his influence on educated people is considered, there remain huge problems of discrimination.· She remained there for the five days it took the mechanics to bring the engine back into working order.· The Conservative party was returned to office in 1951 and was to remain there until 1964.· Its victory would have been permanent if, having taken Crete in 825, it had remained there.· Finally, there remained differences of approach between the various forces which had contributed to the Shah's downfall.· None the less there remain a number of common misapprehensions that need constant clarification.· The Inshore Lifeboat will continue to operate from Dunbar and crew gear, assembly, training etc will remain there.· Their surviving descendants remain there to this day.
· As he sat there breakfasting with his younger brother, he watched his father busying himself in an unusual way.· As though he always had sat there with them.· I sat there contented a minute that night, quite lost in the maddening rumble.· He sat there for a few minutes and looked at the house and the yard.· They have sat there too long.· But you do sit there wishing there was more to it.· She grabbed the chairback, her head thick with drugged sleep, then lowered herself to the floor and sat there cross-legged.· We just sat there letting it all soak in.
· Now they stood there, their heads bowed, their hands folded in their laps.· And you might just be standing there when an item you like is marked down.· She stands there all torn and tattered.· She stood there, leaning into her cane, until the woman was finished speaking.· Or, maybe for the first time I am standing there looking vulnerable.· But standing there with Billie, surrounded by implements that promised home improvement, he yielded to an acquisitive urge.· She picked one up, stood there swaying in her newly learnt balance, and crumpled the leaf.· Cristalena said, standing there all naked, staring at him with her big jailbait eyes.
· They had presumably been drawn to Bologna as students and had stayed there to carve themselves out a teaching or professional career.· He expressed surprise when he learned we were staying there because he thought it was so expensive.· We stayed there a long time, until well after midnight.· Never tell him, for instance, to go back there and stay there until he finds something.· It was not Hardy who stayed there searching for the air-blue gown.· Whatever fell in this yard stayed there.· He stayed there, in a room upstairs, and sometimes I slept in a room downstairs.· She stayed there till she married, adding her luster to the address.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► there I was/there they were etc► there’s a good boy/clever dog etc► there it is/there you are/there you go► there you go/she goes etc (again)► there you are/there you go► there’s something for you► there goes something/somebody► there it is/there they are etcPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► been there, seen that, done that► there’s one born every minute► If I should die, think only this of me:/That there’s some corner of a foreign field/That is forever England► there’s no escaping (the fact)► there are plenty more fish in the sea► there are no flies on somebody► that’s/there’s somebody/something for you!► you’ve got me (there)► don’t go there► here/there somebody goes again► there/bang goes something► there is a God!► there but for the grace of God (go I)► there’s no harm in doing something/it does no harm to do something► you have me there► here, there, and everywhere► that’s/there’s an idea► there’s no law against something► there ought to be a law against something► there’s life in the old dog yet► be a love and .../... there’s a love► there’s no (such thing as a) free lunch► there’s method in/to somebody’s madness► there is not much in it► (there’s) nothing to it► there’s nothing for it but to do something► there is no percentage in doing something► there is a question mark over something/a question mark hangs over something► I’ll be right with you/right there/right back► there’s not enough room to swing a cat► there’s/here’s the rub► there is safety in numbers► there's more than one way to skin a cat► so she is/so there are etc► it’s the same story here/there/in ...► there’s no telling what/how etc► there's only one thing for it► there’s no time to lose► (there’s) many a true word spoken in jest► where there’s a will there’s a way
1in or to a particular place that is not where you are: - My parents were always there for me when I was growing up.
- And are there any courses there during late June or July?
- But is there anyone who will check that this is the case?
- He was there when the killers streamed down from the surrounding hills, chanting war cries.
- Ilium is a particularly good city for optometrists because the General Forge and Foundry Company is there.
- Not, in short, what was there, but what the eye saw there.
- The majority of children living in single-parent households are there because of separation or divorce, not illegitimacy.
- Why, some might question, is there such an emphasis on something which is so peripheral to the New Testament?
- You could be alone in a room with her and forget she was there.
- And of course he was not all there in his head.
- But this is not all there is to communication.
- It was as though he was not all there, Jack thought.
- He decided against buying a ticket there and then but satisfied himself with getting a list of trains to Rome.
- I thought Charlie would be there and then Roderick came.
- If she wasn't being paid by his rich over indulgent parents, she would have punished him there and then.
- If you make any kind of a mistake, you should re-record the offending passage there and then.
- Or perhaps he was waiting for them to start counting their blessings there and then.
- She went into labour right there and then.
- They want to talk about it there and then, with passion and prejudice.
- We wanted to get married there and then.
- And then again, it may not.
- But then again, it might not.
- He almost pranced along the passage with his pet and I hoped fervently that I would not see them in there again.
- I do not think that I shall go back there again.
- I read to her every night at six-and then again before she goes to bed.
- Scamp had an airtight alibi, naturally, but then again young Leakey never said who exactly had done it.
- They drove by again and then again, each time slower and more menacingly.
- And of course he was not all there in his head.
- But this is not all there is to communication.
- It was as though he was not all there, Jack thought.
- Is there life on other planets?
- I didn't know there was Chinese restaurant in your neighborhood.
- There's no evidence to prove that Gray is the murderer.
- Because the teachers are so friendly there is a good atmosphere for getting on with your work.
- But there is another, more essential respect for nature itself, which we dishonour at our peril.
- Don't give them a sales pitch because there is nothing more irritating.
- In Britain there is a preference for a tactical step-by-step approach against a background of traditional consensus.
- Smokeless powder, for which there are many formulas, is used in modern ammunition.
- The effect of the order is that even though youths are being sentenced, there is no room for them.
- While this may not mean they are preventable, there is at least the possibility of fortifying the individual against their effects.
- There was no call for him to do that.
- Where there is no call for a continued food market, market buildings have proved highly adaptable.
- There isn't much call for typewriters since computers got easier to use.
- Both make-ups can be available at the same time and, so far as value goes, there is nothing to choose between them.
- But there is little to choose between the two in terms of overall performance.
- "Which apartment do you prefer?'' "Well, there's no comparison. The first one we saw is bigger, quieter, and has much nicer furniture.''
- Slides would be built over a mound, so there's no danger of children falling from a height.
- The wheels aren't sharp, so there's no danger of cutting yourself.
- Anna looks better, there's no denying it.
- But he's neat and tidy there's no denying it.
- Even if you are sceptical about meridians, there's no denying that the roller gives an enjoyable massage.
- He denies it, but there's no denying the little girl does resemble Becker in a dress.
- Now there's no denying that 1991 was not a good year for the advertising industry.
- There's no denying it, if you don't spend a lot of cash, you go down.
- As usual, there are no easy answers to explain human behavior.
- But suddenly we find ourselves acknowledging that there are no easy answers to the dilemmas Christians face.
- So there are no easy answers.
- There are no easy answers to this problem.
- A crazy notion if ever there was one.
- An obstinate fellow, if ever there was one, and a very elusive one too.
- Exercise is the original fountain of youth if ever there was one.
- He is a product of the system if ever there was one.
- Here is a time warp if ever there was one.
- My favourite Caithness loch is Heilen, near Castletown; an expert's loch if ever there was one.
- My son, however, is a sports fanatic if ever there was one.
- But precisely because the stakes are so high there is no excuse for ignoring nuances, glossing over contradictions and exaggerating faults.
- But there is no excuse for modern hymns to contain gender-based or sexist language.
- Do make sure the welts are not floppy. there is no excuse for this, even with a single bed double rib.
- I concede that the Newcastle doctors may be ignorant but there is no excuse for you.
- In Britain, for example, there is no excuse for not knowing recent trends in the cost of living.
- Nowadays, there is no excuse for getting into trouble.
- So there is no excuse for ignoring the chance to communicate.
- With modern technology there is no excuse for this kind of slapdash remastering.
- As a country, we must face the fact that there is no free lunch for Social Security recipients.
- It's no good, she rebuked herself sternly; there's no future in feeling like this about Luke Travis.
- There's no going back, even if I wanted to, which I don't.
- Too late you realize that there's no going back.
- Construction on the civic center is halfway there.
- As I was halfway there, it opened.
- Before they were halfway there the Orcs and Goblins regrouped.
- Take your time, build up a case, establish the right relationships and you are halfway there.
- The sniper got him when he was halfway there.
- But I was hanging in there academically.
- Can you kind of hang in there to uh to maybe uh later on this evening, okay.
- Do you hang in there, or cut your losses?
- If this type of interviewer senses a weak spot he or she will hang on in there - mercilessly.
- In the meantime, just hang on in there.
- The hitter had to hang in there until he hit the ball or struck out.
- Ultimately, the more authentic, life-affirming religious manifestations hang in there amid, and despite, the darkness of human striving.
- When he is excited and enthusiastic, hang in there an extra minute to respond to his words and happy expressions.
- If he doesn't do it on time, there'll be hell to pay.
- Art was neither here nor there; money was the issue.
- But that was neither here nor there.
- Dinner half an hour earlier or later was neither here nor there.
- She and Carolan had no children, but that was neither here nor there as an indication of matrimonial harmony nowadays.
- Start worrying when we're neither here nor there.
- That he was not in the category ordained by the Marketing Department for the evening was neither here nor there.
- The cost would be borne by Grunte Accessories, but that was neither here nor there.
- We are the holy ones, the voyagers, the people of the crossing, neither here nor there.
- Sprigs of parsley were tucked here and there around the chicken.
- Audible gasps rose here and there together with short, whispered words and the murmur of anticipation.
- But here and there some found action on this very camp, and didn't live to tell the tale.
- His hair, cut short, was flattened here and there, like an animal's fur when it is out of sorts.
- Late summer had exhausted much of the greenness, and here and there the ground showed through in brown, dusty patches.
- Men go down here and there before your eyes.
- Rushes grew here and there in clumps across the pasture.
- She looked like a pixie sometimes, her eyes darting here and there, for ever watchful.
- The landscape is a stony desert, smeared here and there with sulphur compounds.
- For Casey, there was no holding back when it came to music.
- You can get it sometime when you visit - there's no hurry.
- If we go there's no knowing.
- Otherwise there's no knowing just how many more he would have killed.
- There's nothing like Mom's chicken soup.
- And there's nothing like a conversation when you smoke.
- Facing page: there's nothing like a brew to soothe aching limbs but where's the Kendal Mint cake?
- No, there's nothing like a good laugh to make you feel better about yourself.
- Second team or not, however, there's nothing like the first century.
- When the weather's good there's nothing like a luxurious dessert to give a special menu a final flourish.
- There's no love lost between Bart and Stephen.
- "I didn't know he wrote poetry." "Yes -- he also does painting. There's more to him than meets the eye."
- It looks like a simple case of burglary, but there may be more to it than meets the eye.
- People think of Bradford as a dull industrial city, but there is more to it than meets the eye.
- There is no mistaking Hall's books as anything other than romantic fiction.
- But there is no mistaking the fact that the First Division door has been left ajar.
- If all goes well, Beech Road will start at 2-1 or less at Cheltenham as there is no mistaking his superiority.
- Some of the gaps must be due to chance, but there is no mistaking the insularity of interest which these volumes display.
- Experts and city officials agree there's money to be made in the casino business.
- And there's money in being the best.
- And there's money in it.
- I love airline food and further suspect that there's money in it somewhere.
- There's no need to shout - I'm not deaf!
- There was no need for me to stay there.
- And there's no need for us to move to the city.
- But there's no need to join to get out on the water.
- I usually read to them a bit, but there's no need for you to.
- Police say there's no need for genuine fans to be any more worried now that Swindon's in the big league.
- Whatever the cause, there's no need for you to worry.
- It's true we're not friends but that's neither here nor there. We're still able to work together.
- What Cheng's intentions were is neither here nor there. What matters is what he did.
- What I think about your husband is neither here nor there.
- Art was neither here nor there; money was the issue.
- But that was neither here nor there.
- Dinner half an hour earlier or later was neither here nor there.
- She and Carolan had no children, but that was neither here nor there as an indication of matrimonial harmony nowadays.
- That he was not in the category ordained by the Marketing Department for the evening was neither here nor there.
- The cost would be borne by Grunte Accessories, but that was neither here nor there.
- The fact that she hadn't seen her prospective husband since she was ten was neither here nor there.
- The fact that you fantasise about a woman rather than a man is neither here nor there in these circumstances.
- And there's no mystery to bands any more.
- But police experts say there's no evidence to support that.
- But there's no way to get money for real investment.
- He says that the budget is a disaster, there's no way that the county can now avoid charge capping.
- I - I've decided that since you've got everything under control there's no point in my staying here any longer.
- I usually read to them a bit, but there's no need for you to.
- Make sure there's no plan to change the exam format this year.
- With amateurs there's no point in paying, they're likely to kill the victim off anyway, out of fear.
- There's nothing like a nice hot bath to help you relax.
- And there's nothing like a conversation when you smoke.
- Facing page: there's nothing like a brew to soothe aching limbs but where's the Kendal Mint cake?
- No, there's nothing like a good laugh to make you feel better about yourself.
- Second team or not, however, there's nothing like the first century.
- When the weather's good there's nothing like a luxurious dessert to give a special menu a final flourish.
- And often there's nothing to show for it at the end.
- But it's going to be all right - there's nothing to worry about.
- But the National Rivers Authority, which has investigated the site, says there's nothing to fear.
- Come on, old girl, there's nothing to be frightened of now.
- It's because there's nothing in it.
- Nine times out of ten, using this tactic, you discover that there's nothing to worry about.
- The name in a way is obvious; there's nothing to it really.
- You find there's nothing to it, a false rumour.
- Jerry Lewis is out there all the time raising money for disabled kids.
- My real father is out there and one day I plan to find him.
- Sheila's ideas can be way out there sometimes.
- All the land out there had been under water once.
- However, beyond the big names there are some excellent specialists out there.
- I was going to lock the up right out there.
- I went out there and ran on their terms.
- It has taken her a long time to learn the plays, and she still looks uncomfortable out there.
- It will continue to be out there, too.
- Puchur glove out there and thank Master Dureaux fer his guts.
- The reason those phones are out there is to benefit people.
- $500? OK, it's a deal. Put it there!
- Any name that was on the list was there because Nikos had put it there.
- He didn't remember putting it there.
- It hates you for putting it there, but is loyal to you because you bring it food.
- Just for like if we put it there.
- People think I put it there as a piece of pop art to decorate the room.
- That must have been Lee who'd put it there.
- There is nothing behind the cartoon sofa and if you find anything it's because you yourself have put it there.
- Where every plant to sprout is known in advance because you put it there.
- Each has much to offer to the other and there is no question of one tradition being right and the other wrong.
- Even if the practice overspends its funds, there is no question of patients not getting the treatment they need.
- Since there is no means of changing the weather, there is no question of protest.
- This again suggests that the boys may have been in the wrong, which there is no question of in Ballantyne.
- This particularly applies where there is no question of a divorced previous spouse.
- This phenomenon is distinct from onomatopoeia - it is sometimes called sound symbolism: there is no question of auditory resemblance.
- Yet there is no question of one's hair rising.
- He was right up there on Herron Avenue.
- Northampton are right up there in second place.
- Number of sunny days is right up there for me, too.
- On the trauma scale, this was right up there with an automobile wreck.
- You did well on the last project, but there's room for improvement.
- Although voices of dissent are being heard, there is no sign of the supermodel phenomenon abating in the near future.
- But still there is no sign of Captain Ahab.
- But there is no sign of staleness: the performances at the Haymarket are terrific in their strength.
- Furniture is strewn down the road, but there is no sign of the hapless hero.
- However, there is no sign of the Elven magical artefact.
- It appears, however, there is no sign of such a commitment.
- Moreover to implement the change there is no sign of introducing the extra resources which most commentators see as necessary.
- Not only do they lack legs but there is no sign of an internal girdle of bones at either shoulder or hip.
- And if you believe there's no smoke without fire, Sean Young must be a towering inferno.
- But there's no smoke without fire.
- Hello, I thought, maybe there's something in this for you after all.
- Just as everyone's forgetting about Myra Hindley, there's something in the newspaper again about her.
- Well at least there's something in it for the viewer.
- He says there's no such thing as a citizens arrest.
- Raymond runs the exclusive Manoir aux Quat Saisons in Wheatley, where there's no such thing as a free lunch.
- To the professionals who work with troubled couples, however, there's no such thing as the wronged spouse.
- This is a highly dangerous trend, because there is no telling where it will end.
- If I come across a mistake, I fix it right then and there.
- For a moment he thought of phoning her, then and there, and telling her how he felt.
- I probably could have refused, and that would have ended the matter right then and there.
- It would have been easy to shoot him right then and there.
- Mr Pasta dismisses Manuel then and there and without notice.
- Peter wondered about running in then and there.
- She decided then and there that she was not going to stand for it.
- She saw only the immediate need of a particular individual and tried to meet it then and there.
- Two kids still refused to write unless I helped them right then and there.
- Ben drives like there's no tomorrow.
- I eat and drink like there's no tomorrow.
- No two ways about it, Blue says to himself: he knows everything.
- No two ways about it, Clint Schneider was dynamite.
- That was the job description, no two ways about it.
- There are no two ways about it.
We could go back to my cottage and have lunch there. Scotland? I’ve always wanted to go there. Hold it right there and don’t move. Can you pass me that wine glass there? Look, there’s that bookshop I was telling you about. Who’s that man over there? It’s too far to drive there and back in one day. Are we going to get there (=arrive) before the banks close?out/in/under etc there I know there’s a mouse under there somewhere. We flew to Miami and from there to La Paz. ► Don’t say ‘to there’: We went there (NOT went to there) by car.2if something is there, it exists: The chance was there, but I didn’t take it. The countryside is there for everyone to enjoy. Three months after the operation, the pain was still there.3at or to a particular point in time, in a process, or in a story: Let’s stop there and I’ll tell you the rest of the story tomorrow. She got a divorce, but her troubles didn’t end there. There’s still a lot of work to do, but we’re getting there (=coming to the end of the process) slowly.4there and then (also then and there) immediately: I thought I’d have to wait, but they offered me the job there and then.SPOKEN PHRASES5used to refer to something that someone has said when you are answering them: That’s true. I agree with you there. ‘Why did the system fail?’ ‘Well, there you’ve got me – I really don’t know.’6used when greeting someone or calling to them: Hi there, you must be Laura. Hey, you there! Watch out!7there it is/there they are etc used when you have found something or someone that you are looking for: Have you seen my keys anywhere? Ah, there they are. There you are. I’ve been looking for you.8used when you want to speak to someone on the telephone and someone else answers: Hello, Georgie, is your mother there?9be there (for somebody) to be always ready to help someone when they need help: That’s what I loved about my father – he was always there for me.10there I was/there they were etc used to describe what situation someone was in at a particular point in the story you are telling: So there I was, stranded in London with no money.11be not all there informal someone who is not all there seems stupid or slightly crazy12there’s a good boy/clever dog etc used to praise a child or animal13there it is/there you are/there you go used to say that nothing can be done to change an unsatisfactory situation: It’s all very sad, but there it is. There’s absolutely nothing any of us can do about it.14there you go/she goes etc (again) used when someone does something annoying that they often do: There you go, blaming everything on me, as usual. There she goes again, complaining about the weather.15there you are/there you go a)used when giving something to someone or when you have done something for someone: There you are. I’ll just wrap it up for you. b)used when you think you have proved to someone that what you are telling them is right: There you are, then. There’s nothing to worry about.16there’s something for you a)used to say that an action or situation is a good example of a particular quality: There’s intelligence for you! She’s solved the problem already. b)used when you are annoyed or disappointed to say that someone’s behaviour is the opposite of the quality you are naming: Well, there’s gratitude for you. She didn’t even say thank you.17there goes something/somebody a)used when you see someone or something going past or away from you: There goes a very worried man. b)used to say that you can hear something such as a bell ringing: There goes the phone. I’ll answer it. c)used when you are losing something, for example an opportunity or money, as a result of something that has just happened: There go our chances of winning the championship. There goes my career.there1 pronounthere2 adverbthere3 interjection
therethere3 /ðeə $ ðer/ ●●○ interjection EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- There! I figured it out
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES It’s possible to travel there and back in a day. There’s no better way of exploring the region. ‘What if the two of them ...?’ ‘Don’t even go there!’ Well, hello there! I haven’t seen you for ages. Hi there! I haven’t seen you for ages. As soon as I saw the place, I knew I didn’t want to live there. Come on, there’s no time to lose (=do not waste time). Is there a market for his invention? Do you see that building over there? I left my bags right here. I hope there’s going to be enough room in the fridge. Don’t worry, there’s no rush. We don’t have to be at the station until 10. There was something sinister about Mr Scott’s death. There was something rather odd about him. Don’t just stand there (=stand and not do anything) – help me! Stay right there! I’ll be back in a minute. There’s nothing to stop you applying for the job yourself. We’ve promised to help, and there’s no turning back (=you cannot change this)!
It’s possible to travel there and back in a day. There’s no better way of exploring the region.· There was a phone call for you.
(=used to talk about how sure people are about something)· There is little doubt that he will play for England one day.
(=used when there is no explanation that you can think of)· There was no apparent explanation for the attack.
(=it is quite likely that something will happen) There’s a fair chance we’ll be coming over to England this summer.
There’s a fair chance we’ll be coming over to England this summer. ‘What if the two of them ...?’ ‘Don’t even go there!’ Well, hello there! I haven’t seen you for ages. Hi there! I haven’t seen you for ages. (=there is plenty of it)· There is no lack of information on the subject.
As soon as I saw the place, I knew I didn’t want to live there. Come on, there’s no time to lose (=do not waste time). Is there a market for his invention? (=used when you think someone has made a mistake)· There must be some mistake. I definitely booked a room for tonight.
· There’s been a misunderstanding about what I meant.
(=used when you think someone has not understood something correctly)· I think there must be some misunderstanding - I don’t know anyone called Barry.
· I am writing to make sure there is no misunderstanding between us.
(=something is always exciting or full of activity)· There’s never a dull moment with Chris around!
· There was no moon, and the fields were completely dark.
British English (=there are plans, especially secret ones, to do something)· There are moves afoot to change things.
· Clearly there is a need for more research.
· They felt that there was no need for a formal contract.
Do you see that building over there?· When the shooting started, there was panic.
· Somewhere near the hotel there was a party going on.
· There comes a point where you have to accept defeat.
· There is a possibility that files could be lost if the system crashes.
· There is now proof that giant squid do exist.
(=it is certain)· There’s no question that they have done an outstanding job.
· There are 32 references to eagles in the Bible.
(=they are not similar in any other way)· They are both strong-minded women, but there the resemblance ends.
I left my bags right here.· There is always a risk that mistakes will be made.
I hope there’s going to be enough room in the fridge. Don’t worry, there’s no rush. We don’t have to be at the station until 10.· There are now signs of an improvement in the economy.
· There was silence in the library for several moments.
· There are lots of similarities between the two bikes.
There was something sinister about Mr Scott’s death. There was something rather odd about him. Don’t just stand there (=stand and not do anything) – help me! Stay right there! I’ll be back in a minute. There’s nothing to stop you applying for the job yourself. (=something unexpected is going to happen)· There were plenty more surprises in store for him.
(=used humorously to say that you do not understand why someone likes something)
· As she watched, there were tears of joy in her eyes.
· There is also the temptation to pay for the whole thing with a credit card.
(=there is enough time to do it)· There was no time to discuss it further.
· There was some trouble at her office, but she didn’t say what it was.
We’ve promised to help, and there’s no turning back (=you cannot change this)!· She asked if there were any vacancies for salespeople.
· There’s nothing worse than lending something and not getting it back.
· There’s something wrong with this yogurt.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► been there, seen that, done that► there’s one born every minute► If I should die, think only this of me:/That there’s some corner of a foreign field/That is forever England► there’s no escaping (the fact)► there are plenty more fish in the sea► there are no flies on somebody► that’s/there’s somebody/something for you!► you’ve got me (there)► don’t go there► here/there somebody goes again► there/bang goes something► there is a God!► there but for the grace of God (go I)► there’s no harm in doing something/it does no harm to do something► you have me there► here, there, and everywhere► that’s/there’s an idea► there’s no law against something► there ought to be a law against something► there’s life in the old dog yet► be a love and .../... there’s a love► there’s no (such thing as a) free lunch► there’s method in/to somebody’s madness► there is not much in it► (there’s) nothing to it► there’s nothing for it but to do something► there is no percentage in doing something► there is a question mark over something/a question mark hangs over something► I’ll be right with you/right there/right back► there’s not enough room to swing a cat► there’s/here’s the rub► there is safety in numbers► there's more than one way to skin a cat► so she is/so there are etc► it’s the same story here/there/in ...► there’s no telling what/how etc► there's only one thing for it► there’s no time to lose► (there’s) many a true word spoken in jest► where there’s a will there’s a way
1 spoken used to express satisfaction that you have been proved right or that you have done what you intended to do: - And then again, it may not.
- But then again, it might not.
- He almost pranced along the passage with his pet and I hoped fervently that I would not see them in there again.
- I do not think that I shall go back there again.
- I read to her every night at six-and then again before she goes to bed.
- Scamp had an airtight alibi, naturally, but then again young Leakey never said who exactly had done it.
- They drove by again and then again, each time slower and more menacingly.
- And of course he was not all there in his head.
- But this is not all there is to communication.
- It was as though he was not all there, Jack thought.
- Is there life on other planets?
- I didn't know there was Chinese restaurant in your neighborhood.
- There's no evidence to prove that Gray is the murderer.
- Because the teachers are so friendly there is a good atmosphere for getting on with your work.
- But there is another, more essential respect for nature itself, which we dishonour at our peril.
- Don't give them a sales pitch because there is nothing more irritating.
- In Britain there is a preference for a tactical step-by-step approach against a background of traditional consensus.
- Smokeless powder, for which there are many formulas, is used in modern ammunition.
- The effect of the order is that even though youths are being sentenced, there is no room for them.
- While this may not mean they are preventable, there is at least the possibility of fortifying the individual against their effects.
- There was no call for him to do that.
- Where there is no call for a continued food market, market buildings have proved highly adaptable.
- There isn't much call for typewriters since computers got easier to use.
- Both make-ups can be available at the same time and, so far as value goes, there is nothing to choose between them.
- But there is little to choose between the two in terms of overall performance.
- "Which apartment do you prefer?'' "Well, there's no comparison. The first one we saw is bigger, quieter, and has much nicer furniture.''
- Slides would be built over a mound, so there's no danger of children falling from a height.
- The wheels aren't sharp, so there's no danger of cutting yourself.
- Anna looks better, there's no denying it.
- But he's neat and tidy there's no denying it.
- Even if you are sceptical about meridians, there's no denying that the roller gives an enjoyable massage.
- He denies it, but there's no denying the little girl does resemble Becker in a dress.
- Now there's no denying that 1991 was not a good year for the advertising industry.
- There's no denying it, if you don't spend a lot of cash, you go down.
- As usual, there are no easy answers to explain human behavior.
- But suddenly we find ourselves acknowledging that there are no easy answers to the dilemmas Christians face.
- So there are no easy answers.
- There are no easy answers to this problem.
- A crazy notion if ever there was one.
- An obstinate fellow, if ever there was one, and a very elusive one too.
- Exercise is the original fountain of youth if ever there was one.
- He is a product of the system if ever there was one.
- Here is a time warp if ever there was one.
- My favourite Caithness loch is Heilen, near Castletown; an expert's loch if ever there was one.
- My son, however, is a sports fanatic if ever there was one.
- But precisely because the stakes are so high there is no excuse for ignoring nuances, glossing over contradictions and exaggerating faults.
- But there is no excuse for modern hymns to contain gender-based or sexist language.
- Do make sure the welts are not floppy. there is no excuse for this, even with a single bed double rib.
- I concede that the Newcastle doctors may be ignorant but there is no excuse for you.
- In Britain, for example, there is no excuse for not knowing recent trends in the cost of living.
- Nowadays, there is no excuse for getting into trouble.
- So there is no excuse for ignoring the chance to communicate.
- With modern technology there is no excuse for this kind of slapdash remastering.
- As a country, we must face the fact that there is no free lunch for Social Security recipients.
- It's no good, she rebuked herself sternly; there's no future in feeling like this about Luke Travis.
- There's no going back, even if I wanted to, which I don't.
- Too late you realize that there's no going back.
- Construction on the civic center is halfway there.
- As I was halfway there, it opened.
- Before they were halfway there the Orcs and Goblins regrouped.
- Take your time, build up a case, establish the right relationships and you are halfway there.
- The sniper got him when he was halfway there.
- But I was hanging in there academically.
- Can you kind of hang in there to uh to maybe uh later on this evening, okay.
- Do you hang in there, or cut your losses?
- If this type of interviewer senses a weak spot he or she will hang on in there - mercilessly.
- In the meantime, just hang on in there.
- The hitter had to hang in there until he hit the ball or struck out.
- Ultimately, the more authentic, life-affirming religious manifestations hang in there amid, and despite, the darkness of human striving.
- When he is excited and enthusiastic, hang in there an extra minute to respond to his words and happy expressions.
- If he doesn't do it on time, there'll be hell to pay.
- Art was neither here nor there; money was the issue.
- But that was neither here nor there.
- Dinner half an hour earlier or later was neither here nor there.
- She and Carolan had no children, but that was neither here nor there as an indication of matrimonial harmony nowadays.
- Start worrying when we're neither here nor there.
- That he was not in the category ordained by the Marketing Department for the evening was neither here nor there.
- The cost would be borne by Grunte Accessories, but that was neither here nor there.
- We are the holy ones, the voyagers, the people of the crossing, neither here nor there.
- Sprigs of parsley were tucked here and there around the chicken.
- Audible gasps rose here and there together with short, whispered words and the murmur of anticipation.
- But here and there some found action on this very camp, and didn't live to tell the tale.
- His hair, cut short, was flattened here and there, like an animal's fur when it is out of sorts.
- Late summer had exhausted much of the greenness, and here and there the ground showed through in brown, dusty patches.
- Men go down here and there before your eyes.
- Rushes grew here and there in clumps across the pasture.
- She looked like a pixie sometimes, her eyes darting here and there, for ever watchful.
- The landscape is a stony desert, smeared here and there with sulphur compounds.
- For Casey, there was no holding back when it came to music.
- You can get it sometime when you visit - there's no hurry.
- If we go there's no knowing.
- Otherwise there's no knowing just how many more he would have killed.
- There's nothing like Mom's chicken soup.
- And there's nothing like a conversation when you smoke.
- Facing page: there's nothing like a brew to soothe aching limbs but where's the Kendal Mint cake?
- No, there's nothing like a good laugh to make you feel better about yourself.
- Second team or not, however, there's nothing like the first century.
- When the weather's good there's nothing like a luxurious dessert to give a special menu a final flourish.
- There's no love lost between Bart and Stephen.
- "I didn't know he wrote poetry." "Yes -- he also does painting. There's more to him than meets the eye."
- It looks like a simple case of burglary, but there may be more to it than meets the eye.
- People think of Bradford as a dull industrial city, but there is more to it than meets the eye.
- There is no mistaking Hall's books as anything other than romantic fiction.
- But there is no mistaking the fact that the First Division door has been left ajar.
- If all goes well, Beech Road will start at 2-1 or less at Cheltenham as there is no mistaking his superiority.
- Some of the gaps must be due to chance, but there is no mistaking the insularity of interest which these volumes display.
- Experts and city officials agree there's money to be made in the casino business.
- And there's money in being the best.
- And there's money in it.
- I love airline food and further suspect that there's money in it somewhere.
- There's no need to shout - I'm not deaf!
- There was no need for me to stay there.
- And there's no need for us to move to the city.
- But there's no need to join to get out on the water.
- I usually read to them a bit, but there's no need for you to.
- Police say there's no need for genuine fans to be any more worried now that Swindon's in the big league.
- Whatever the cause, there's no need for you to worry.
- It's true we're not friends but that's neither here nor there. We're still able to work together.
- What Cheng's intentions were is neither here nor there. What matters is what he did.
- What I think about your husband is neither here nor there.
- Art was neither here nor there; money was the issue.
- But that was neither here nor there.
- Dinner half an hour earlier or later was neither here nor there.
- She and Carolan had no children, but that was neither here nor there as an indication of matrimonial harmony nowadays.
- That he was not in the category ordained by the Marketing Department for the evening was neither here nor there.
- The cost would be borne by Grunte Accessories, but that was neither here nor there.
- The fact that she hadn't seen her prospective husband since she was ten was neither here nor there.
- The fact that you fantasise about a woman rather than a man is neither here nor there in these circumstances.
- And there's no mystery to bands any more.
- But police experts say there's no evidence to support that.
- But there's no way to get money for real investment.
- He says that the budget is a disaster, there's no way that the county can now avoid charge capping.
- I - I've decided that since you've got everything under control there's no point in my staying here any longer.
- I usually read to them a bit, but there's no need for you to.
- Make sure there's no plan to change the exam format this year.
- With amateurs there's no point in paying, they're likely to kill the victim off anyway, out of fear.
- There's nothing like a nice hot bath to help you relax.
- And there's nothing like a conversation when you smoke.
- Facing page: there's nothing like a brew to soothe aching limbs but where's the Kendal Mint cake?
- No, there's nothing like a good laugh to make you feel better about yourself.
- Second team or not, however, there's nothing like the first century.
- When the weather's good there's nothing like a luxurious dessert to give a special menu a final flourish.
- And often there's nothing to show for it at the end.
- But it's going to be all right - there's nothing to worry about.
- But the National Rivers Authority, which has investigated the site, says there's nothing to fear.
- Come on, old girl, there's nothing to be frightened of now.
- It's because there's nothing in it.
- Nine times out of ten, using this tactic, you discover that there's nothing to worry about.
- The name in a way is obvious; there's nothing to it really.
- You find there's nothing to it, a false rumour.
- Jerry Lewis is out there all the time raising money for disabled kids.
- My real father is out there and one day I plan to find him.
- Sheila's ideas can be way out there sometimes.
- All the land out there had been under water once.
- However, beyond the big names there are some excellent specialists out there.
- I was going to lock the up right out there.
- I went out there and ran on their terms.
- It has taken her a long time to learn the plays, and she still looks uncomfortable out there.
- It will continue to be out there, too.
- Puchur glove out there and thank Master Dureaux fer his guts.
- The reason those phones are out there is to benefit people.
- $500? OK, it's a deal. Put it there!
- Any name that was on the list was there because Nikos had put it there.
- He didn't remember putting it there.
- It hates you for putting it there, but is loyal to you because you bring it food.
- Just for like if we put it there.
- People think I put it there as a piece of pop art to decorate the room.
- That must have been Lee who'd put it there.
- There is nothing behind the cartoon sofa and if you find anything it's because you yourself have put it there.
- Where every plant to sprout is known in advance because you put it there.
- Each has much to offer to the other and there is no question of one tradition being right and the other wrong.
- Even if the practice overspends its funds, there is no question of patients not getting the treatment they need.
- Since there is no means of changing the weather, there is no question of protest.
- This again suggests that the boys may have been in the wrong, which there is no question of in Ballantyne.
- This particularly applies where there is no question of a divorced previous spouse.
- This phenomenon is distinct from onomatopoeia - it is sometimes called sound symbolism: there is no question of auditory resemblance.
- Yet there is no question of one's hair rising.
- He was right up there on Herron Avenue.
- Northampton are right up there in second place.
- Number of sunny days is right up there for me, too.
- On the trauma scale, this was right up there with an automobile wreck.
- You did well on the last project, but there's room for improvement.
- Although voices of dissent are being heard, there is no sign of the supermodel phenomenon abating in the near future.
- But still there is no sign of Captain Ahab.
- But there is no sign of staleness: the performances at the Haymarket are terrific in their strength.
- Furniture is strewn down the road, but there is no sign of the hapless hero.
- However, there is no sign of the Elven magical artefact.
- It appears, however, there is no sign of such a commitment.
- Moreover to implement the change there is no sign of introducing the extra resources which most commentators see as necessary.
- Not only do they lack legs but there is no sign of an internal girdle of bones at either shoulder or hip.
- And if you believe there's no smoke without fire, Sean Young must be a towering inferno.
- But there's no smoke without fire.
- Hello, I thought, maybe there's something in this for you after all.
- Just as everyone's forgetting about Myra Hindley, there's something in the newspaper again about her.
- Well at least there's something in it for the viewer.
- He says there's no such thing as a citizens arrest.
- Raymond runs the exclusive Manoir aux Quat Saisons in Wheatley, where there's no such thing as a free lunch.
- To the professionals who work with troubled couples, however, there's no such thing as the wronged spouse.
- This is a highly dangerous trend, because there is no telling where it will end.
- If I come across a mistake, I fix it right then and there.
- For a moment he thought of phoning her, then and there, and telling her how he felt.
- I probably could have refused, and that would have ended the matter right then and there.
- It would have been easy to shoot him right then and there.
- Mr Pasta dismisses Manuel then and there and without notice.
- Peter wondered about running in then and there.
- She decided then and there that she was not going to stand for it.
- She saw only the immediate need of a particular individual and tried to meet it then and there.
- Two kids still refused to write unless I helped them right then and there.
- Ben drives like there's no tomorrow.
- I eat and drink like there's no tomorrow.
- No two ways about it, Blue says to himself: he knows everything.
- No two ways about it, Clint Schneider was dynamite.
- That was the job description, no two ways about it.
- There are no two ways about it.
There! I’ve done it! I’ve resigned. There, what did I tell you? I knew it wouldn’t work.2 there, there! spoken used to comfort someone who is crying, especially a child: There, there, don’t get so upset!3 so there! spoken used to show someone that you do not care what they think and you are not going to change your mind – used by children: I’m going to Elly’s party, and you can’t stop me, so there!