Example sentences of "have been any " in BNC.
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| 1 | It could 've been any doctor , and it might not 've been a stethoscope . |
| 2 | Stability tests on pilot batches and on first production batches should be carried out not only in the case of new products but also where there has been any change in the formulation of the product or in the source of the raw materials used or in the equipment used in manufacture or filling or in the method of manufacture or filing . |
| 3 | What has been lacking however — as well as the political will to do something — has been any shared agreement on the cause . |
| 4 | If there has been any injustice , surely it should be the adults taken away and not the children . |
| 5 | ‘ But if the lad has been any sort of problem in the past I still believe United will get the best out of him and put an end to his wandering . |
| 6 | I do not think that in either case there has been any failure in interpretation of the ideas proposed , but rather that accommodation has been too readily accorded . |
| 7 | Until an alleged audit failure has been properly investigated , which usually takes some years , the Institute knows no better than anybody else whether there really has been any negligence or wrongdoing . |
| 8 | Whether or not there has been any history of violence , the association between the past and the present is bound to be significant in understanding present abuse within the family . |
| 9 | Thus a focus on the emotional dimensions of relationships — whether on feelings of affection or feelings of duty — tends to suggest that if there has been any discernible change in a single direction over time , it has been an increase rather than a decrease in the significance of the feelings which people have for their relatives . |
| 10 | While we know of certain special cases ( the sonnets of Michelangelo to Tommaso Cavalieri , for instance ) , it is now clear that this was not at all customary , and that the imputation of homosexuality in the Renaissance could have as destructive an effect on a man 's life as it has had until recently ( if , indeed , there has been any real change of English attitudes in these supposedly liberal times ) . |
| 11 | Eta ( 3.9 ) , in the Y , was ranked as of the second magnitude in ancient times , but as it is an A-type star it is not likely that there has been any real change in it . |
| 12 | Give a statement showing whether or not , as far as the directors are aware , the company is close for taxation purposes and whether there has been any change in that respect since the year end . |
| 13 | Finally , we compare the findings of the 1984 survey with those of the 1983 and 1986 surveys to see if there has been any growth in temporary working over this period . |
| 14 | This meant that the scope for comparing establishment behaviour over time , which would provide some indication of whether there has been any increase in the use of temporary workers [ see Chapter 7 ] , was rather limited . |
| 15 | At least for the period 1980 to 1984 , WIRS fails to offer substantiating evidence that there has been any growth in the use of this form of temporary worker . |
| 16 | It would certainly be unwise to argue that in this respect there has been any fundamental change in personnel practices in recent years . |
| 17 | Absent apparently has been any appreciation of the unfortunate historical precedent when Britain last linked her economic fortunes to those of another nation . |
| 18 | It is rather more doubtful whether there has been any substantial revision of the opposed theory , of the state as a welfare system and an authentic embodiment of the ‘ general will ’ , in order to take account of real inequalities of political power or the existence , throughout history , of evidently repressive regimes . |
| 19 | I have considered the matter and I shall continue to do so , but I do not believe that there has been any dereliction of duty in this important matter . |
| 20 | Having heard the exchanges earlier today , I do not think that there has been any suppression . |
| 21 | whether there has been any significant change in the industrial distribution of new businesses and |
| 22 | It may be relevant for the Industrial Tribunal to investigate whether at the time he was dismissed and if not then when thereafter , he knew that he had the right to complain that he had been unfairly dismissed ; in some cases the Tribunal may have to consider whether there has been any misrepresentation about any relevant matter by the employer to the employee . |
| 23 | In any event it will probably be relevant in most cases for the Industrial Tribunal to ask itself whether there has been any substantial fault on the part of the employee or his adviser which has led to the failure to comply with the statutory time limit |
| 24 | As and when this happens an addenda note will be inserted in information packs as they are sent out , but it will be wise to check with Professional Ethics ( address and telephone number in Part IV ) if there has been any considerable lapse of time between receiving your pack and applying for registration , if your profession/regulatory body is not on the list in your pack . |
| 25 | The length of that period depends on the seriousness of the punishment : where there has been any period of imprisonment between six months and thirty months , the conviction becomes " spent " after ten years have elapsed . |
| 26 | Matters of town planning , of course , and all local land charges that are exempt from registration are the same as in unregistered conveyancing , and if there has been any development of the property you 'll need to satisfy yourself before exchange that formal town planning and by-law permits will be handed over or inspected on completion . |
| 27 | I 'm not suggesting for a moment it does n't cross my mind nor has Mr suggested that there has been any er deliberate failures to disclose something which was thought was , which you 've got and was thought relevant , but it , things do turn out to be potentially relevant in the course of the court appearance |
| 28 | It has to be the subject of a proper report er by the er audit commission , but the district auditor and if they find that there has been er er wrong doing , if they find that there has been any er wilful neglect or if they find there has been any er unacceptable er maladministration then I will certainly join with the er the Secretary of State in condemning that . |
| 29 | It has to be the subject of a proper report er by the er audit commission , but the district auditor and if they find that there has been er er wrong doing , if they find that there has been any er wilful neglect or if they find there has been any er unacceptable er maladministration then I will certainly join with the er the Secretary of State in condemning that . |
| 30 | The Board 's area general manager , Tom Frawley , commented : ‘ There never has been any intention to close accident and emergency and I feel the rumours have been damaging to the public 's confidence in the hospital and to the morale of staff ’ |