Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] any interest " in BNC.

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1 A pair of granite chairs by Scott Burton ( lot 55 , est. $100–150,000 ) sold for $80,000 ( £44,400 ) , in spite of concerns about their condition Lichtenstein 's ‘ Laughing cat ’ ( lot 44a , est. $350–450,000 ) failed to attract any interest and was bought in at $190,000 .
2 Two of Queen Victoria 's night dresses failed to attract any interest when they came up for auction .
3 The record shall be kept in respect of each person on it for at least three years from the date on which that person ceased to hold any interest in any share in the body .
4 The record shall be kept in respect of each person on it for at least three years from the date on which that person ceased to hold any interest in any share in the body .
5 No one appeared to take any interest in her .
6 His old friend Barfield ruefully suggested that ‘ at a certain stage in his life he deliberately ceased to take any interest in himself except as a kind of spiritual animus taking stock of his moral faults …
7 DEREK Hatton last night attacked his trial as a lot of nonsense over three grotty pieces of land ‘ that no-one since Adolf Hitler had shown any interest in ’ .
8 It came down to three grotty , scrappy bits of land that no-one since Adolf Hitler had shown any interest in …
9 Bad industrial relations had been the curse of the country for as long as I had taken any interest in politics ; although the reform of trade union law was essential , further steps were also needed .
10 The revenue repaid the building society the moneys with interest from 31 July 1987 but refused to pay any interest in respect of the period up to the date of judgment .
11 Lewis refused to show any interest .
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