Example sentences of "not been any [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 As we showed earlier in this section , there has not been any serious shortage of capital for investment during the period covered by this study .
2 So far as I know , however , there have not been any comprehensive studies of the rise and fall of various economic groups in more recent times , nor has there been an attempt to provide , on a broad scale , an economic interpretation of political events in the twentieth century , although there are of course many elements of such an interpretation in recent Marxist debates about modes of production , in the analyses of development and underdevelopment , and in the theories of industrial and post-industrial societies .
3 There has not been any real investment in that region since 1979 .
4 Indeed , as far as I am aware , there have not been any previous accidents of this nature within the tunnel .
5 Clearly there has not been any significant surge in the interest of draining wetlands and wet pastures in spite of opportunities to do so .
6 But a Garda spokesman in Dundalk said : ‘ There has not been any notable increase in crime , certainly no more so than in any other area . ’
7 I had n't been any great shakes at boxing , but I 'd thought as a young man that I might be .
8 ‘ There are still occasional reports of green recycling bags going for disposal with the rest of the office refuse , and we are certainly not catching anywhere near all the potentially recyclable paper that is being thrown out , ’ commented environmental engineer Andrew Ollevant , ‘ but there have n't been any serious hiccups in getting the scheme established . ’
9 There was no doubt in his mind that they would break in , since there had n't been any failed revolutions on the island during his time .
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