Example sentences of "[vb past] there [be] any " in BNC.
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| 1 | I never realized there were any that near , I thought they u , ere all in the Mugello region … . |
| 2 | Nobody knew there were any in the loch but then we only got the one and it would not surprise me if he had not eaten all the others if there had been any others that is . |
| 3 | He went in and fed them for us sometimes , to give us a break , and would phone us up if he thought there were any difficulties . |
| 4 | Somehow we managed , and the director asked if I thought there was any chance of the weather worsening so that the boat would heel a little more . |
| 5 | The reason for her secrecy was that if Brian thought there was any doubt about Jasper and Bienvida 's paternity he might stop paying her the so a week child support . |
| 6 | ‘ I might have mercy , ’ said Owen , ‘ if I thought there was any point in it . ’ |
| 7 | Nor had there been any sort of cultural rethink sufficient to justify the confidence American companies were now placing in British filmmakers . |
| 8 | Nor had there been any talk of her — that she looked ill , or had been ill — nothing at all . |
| 9 | At no time had there been any hint that France should try to benefit from the British embarrassment during this critical period , though the press published sharp attacks on the British policy of reprisals after the Mutiny was over . |
| 10 | Nor had there been any to the east of the water . |
| 11 | Had there been any sign of their ill-treating her he would have gone straight at them , hopelessly , with his knife alone . |
| 12 | A hundred feet would see me clear of the danger zone , and this distance I covered foot by foot , walking sideways with my face to the rocks and the rifle to my shoulder ; a strange mode of progress , had there been any to see it . |
| 13 | She lavished upon them the sort of affection she would have given to her family had there been any . |
| 14 | Eve had never felt remotely like a charity child , nor had there been any pressure on her to join the Order . |
| 15 | He was not the friend Preston might have picked for that distinction had there been any rivals in the field . |
| 16 | Had there been any butterflies around they 'd have been stacked above his head three layers high , all waiting for a chance to land … |
| 17 | Had there been any accumulated revenue account surpluses , then the deficit of 2,037,500 would have been netted off them . |
| 18 | Had there been any trouble . ’ |
| 19 | And had there been any real need to send the child away to her bridal so soon ? |
| 20 | First , had there been any illegality of which the court should take note . |
| 21 | Government sources denied there were any deliberate attempts at a cover-up . |
| 22 | But another witness , Frances Edwards , the hospital 's senior theatre nurse denied there were any such schemes available at the Murrayfield . |
| 23 | However , the Northern Regional Health Authority denied there were any plans for such a link-up . |
| 24 | But Mr Cole denied there were any problems at the group . |
| 25 | Anne Whittaker of CAMRA 's Tyneside and Northumberland branch denied there was any problem last year . |
| 26 | Mr Ethrington denied there was any potential conflict of interest . |
| 27 | In an aggressive television appearance on May 9th he denied there was any ‘ national security powerbase ’ in the government . |
| 28 | Of course , Gustave denied there was any vanity in him . |
| 29 | But , in a call to a Belfast newsroom , the loyalist terror group denied there was any political or sectarian motive for the attack . |
| 30 | She denied there was any vendetta against Mr Davies and that the Sundial planning appeal had anything to do with personalities . |