Example sentences of "[vb infin] [to-vb] [been] any [adj] " in BNC.

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1 There do not appear to have been any empirical studies which have looked for an increase in the amount of information reflected in share prices as a result of the commencement of trading in index futures ( except in so far as volatility reflects information ; see Chapter 13 ) .
2 There does not appear to have been any significant progress on this in the intervening twenty-four years .
3 There does not appear to have been any significant pressure from voluntary organizations or the public .
4 But there do n't seem to have been any serious consequences from the BBC spoof .
5 And it was in Paris that the Liszt-Thalberg rivalry began ( though it was not a thing of their own making , and there does not seem to have been any genuine animosity between them ) ; when they played in a contest in an aristocratic household Thalberg was declared the first pianist in the world and Liszt was thus deemed to have won on points , and it was said that Thalberg departed with his head hung low .
6 The news about the lady 's quiverful of kiddies does not seem to have been any more than a very temporary dose of saltpetre , and it 's worn off .
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