There WAS / WERE a path.
WAS
There was A / ANY motorway.
A
There weren't SOME / ANY flats.
ANY
There WASN'T / WEREN'T a motorway.
WASN'T
There wasn't A / ANY wood.
A
There weren't ANY / A shopping centres.
ANY
There were SOME / ANY streets.
SOME
There was A / SOME gate.
A
There WAS / WERE a farm.
WERE
There WAS / WERE some fields.
WERE