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The author studies the boundary value problem \[ x'=f(t, x), \qquad t\in [a, b], \qquad Ax(a) + Bx(b) = 0,\tag{1} \] where \(f: [a, b] \times \mathbb{R}^{n}\to \mathbb{R}^{n}\) is a continuous function and \(A\) and \(B\) are real \(n\times n\)-matrices. As known, an existence theorem for the solution to problem (1) was proved before. In present paper, the author considers two cases: \[ 1)\quad \det A = 0, \quad \det B\neq 0,\qquad 2)\;\det A = \det B = 0, \] and gives sufficient conditions in order that (1) has a bound set. Also, existence results for bound sets defined as an intersection of sublevel sets of particular scalar functions are given. The cases, in which the functions are assumed to be continuous, locally Lipschitzian or from the class of bounded functions \((C^{1})\), are analized. Finally, the author applies the existence theorems to Cauchy and Picard homogeneous problems and compares her results with previous well known results.