| MV III.ii.19 | [Portia to Bassanio] these naughty times / Puts bars between the owners and their rights |
| MW III.iv.7 | [Fenton to Anne, of Page] other bars he lays before me |
| R3 I.ii.234 | [Richard alone, of the difficulties of wooing Anne] Having ... these bars against me |
| TS I.i.133 | [Hortensio to Gremio, of being denied access to Bianca] this bar in law makes us friends |