Example sentences of "had [adv] been any [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The event turned out in fact as successful as last year 's but there had not been any advantage in the February timing , . |
| 2 | If there had ever been any chance that the Whigs might lose the support of the great mass of the population , the poor , the unpropertied , the emergent working class , that possibility had now gone . |
| 3 | ‘ There she is ! ’ cried her father , as if there had ever been any doubt about her arrival . |
| 4 | The charge was such an obvious frame-up that he had to ask himself if there had ever been any intention to try him on it . |
| 5 | He might add that , if there had ever been any prospect that the class war would provide its movement , that prospect had patently disappeared except , ironically , in those eastern European countries bound to submit to Russian supervision . |
| 6 | After 2 weeks , she reported back there had n't been any improvement but it turned out that she had bought herself some Arg Nit tablets as she did n't like the taste of the alcoholic water the LM was made up in ! |
| 7 | There had n't been any time to find a new skivvy , and a skivvy was vital if the evening was to be a success . |
| 8 | ‘ He 'd have killed her if there had n't been any blood . |
| 9 | I think the bottom line of this issue , frankly , is that the U S er attorney the governmental er investigating authorities in this matter have had this information at their disposal for several years now , had there been any question of G Tec 's behaviour er we would certainly be the subject of something that we are not right now , and that the bottom line is we have been assured from the outset that G Tec has not been a subject of this investigation , that G Tec 's behaviour has been above reproach , and as far as his comments go we we do n't really know what context to put them in . |
| 10 | There had never been any doubt in her mind that she would look after her parents in their old age : they had given up a lot for her , she said , and that was how she could repay them . |
| 11 | There had never been any doubt between them that the University of Glasgow would accept Paul , and this happened in time for him to make his arrangements ; but meanwhile there was something else . |
| 12 | There had never been any doubt in my own mind . |
| 13 | The Carolans were subject to much exposure in the Press , and as far as I knew there had never been any newspaper gossip which even hinted at any sort of rift between them . |
| 14 | There had never been any warmth between the women , but they had learnt to respect each other , and Sarah had become accomplished at running the house . |
| 15 | Yet there had never been any reserve in her , bearing towards him on that account . |
| 16 | With Chantal there had never been any need for pretence . |
| 17 | ‘ Correct ’ treatment of prisoners had always been acknowledged , but there had never been any mention of civilian suits or bottles of whisky . |
| 18 | To the National Defence Council he asserted that of course there had never been any intention of abandoning the Right Bank . |
| 19 | He admitted the party and individual MPs received a total of nearly £38,000 , but insisted it was all legal and there had never been any attempt to favour the pachinko industry in parliament . |
| 20 | But there had never been any attempt to align other CSE grades to O level grades and it was no part of the assumptions of the dual system that someone who failed O level ( below grade E ) was of ‘ average ’ ability ( CSE grade 4 ) . |
| 21 | Carson said that in theory his own place was within the flood basin , but there had never been any trouble as long as he 'd lived there ; places right on the towpath used to get flooded regularly when the tide was high . |