Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] any " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mills and Boon , however , rigorously deny any charge of producing ‘ formula fiction ’ ; their instructions to potential authors , as they insist , and as some critics have noted with surprise , add up to little more than an encouragement to ‘ freshness and originality of approach ’ . |
| 2 | Rational people will predict them and thereby annul any effect they might have on real variables . |
| 3 | She opened her mouth to suggest that perhaps she could give him dinner at her hotel — and thereby eliminate any possibility of him putting his arm around her in his car — then found that she was suggesting nothing of the sort , but was asking , ‘ Did Mr Gajdusek ask you to invite me out ? ’ and was at once appalled that , Ven all too clearly not far away in her head , she had asked such a thing ! |
| 4 | Azhag was not entirely Azhag any more , the immeasurably strong personality of Nagash was gradually eating him away . |
| 5 | This type of deployment does not of its nature necessarily entail any first-strike threat , and indeed the ‘ deterrence ’ ideology justifies it as a retaliatory threat only . |
| 6 | She could n't pretend to be sophisticated and flippant and terribly cool any more . |
| 7 | • When the flames are out , remove hot clothes but leave in place any which are seared to the flesh , as they provide a sterile protection . |
| 8 | What is more , if the introduction is clear , precise , forthright , logical and interesting the reader will remember that initial impression and perhaps forgive any purple or turgid passages which may follow ! |
| 9 | So press any key to continue just to finish that out . |
| 10 | Even though you are not swinging fully , you want the action to feel positive , so eliminate any hand action . |
| 11 | The chemicals break down the faeces and obviously kill any bacteria present . |
| 12 | But nor could he see much hope any other way . |
| 13 | So put any idea of Sophia Loren — he was an older instructor — needing the kiss of life out of your mind , he advised . |
| 14 | Another of our language tutorials that greatly benefit any user wishing to learn a foreign language . |
| 15 | Scrape off bubbling paint and mechanically remove any corrosion . |
| 16 | ( iii ) Mechanically remove any follicular cells that remain attached to the eggs by pipetting them in and out of a narrow bore micropipette . |
| 17 | So break any rules you please . |
| 18 | I therefore warmly welcome any attempt to expand the scope of existing tools and/or present entirely new concepts . |
| 19 | And madwomen , women in despair , in panic , at the end of their tether , were a common enough sight any day of the week . |
| 20 | That certainly makes sense , perhaps perm any 2 from Newsome , Wetherall and Pemberton , whose pace can be useful . |
| 21 | The proposals sensibly resist any temptation to over-egg an already rich international pudding by staging more one-day internationals than are presently staged in England . |
| 22 | At internal angles between riser and tread , it wo n't be possible to prise them apart , so fill any slight gaps with a little wood adhesive and secure through the joint with a few nails . |
| 23 | So will any sensible person who realises that the strength of an economy and the standard of living depend on the ability to sell goods and services , and not on monetary tinkering . |
| 24 | What is clear is that for different reasons the Nordic states were disinclined to pursue closer economic integration wholeheartedly , or were at least following their customary practice of slow and cautious deliberation to try to pinpoint and resolve in advance any possible difficulties . |
| 25 | So do any of you Oxford whites know of any cheap accomodation ( or have any spare houses we could use : - ) ) |
| 26 | 0532 706560 As I said this is the general Leeds Utd fax number ( the same one that transfers are done on ! : - ) So mark any fax for the relevant office ( ticket office , souvenir shop etc etc ) |
| 27 | Another problem is that the tests show practice effects ; that is , for the first day or so of testing , subjects ' performances improve greatly ( and so mask any daily rhythms ) as they are getting used to the tests and are developing their personal ways of tackling them . |
| 28 | That has been established ; she will return to France and so dash any hope of a permanent alliance . ’ |
| 29 | The purpose of a tie is not , as you might think , merely to hold a stem upright , but also to hold it firmly away from the stake and so avoid any possibility of chaffing or rubbing . |
| 30 | Obviously our public opinion would bitterly and rightly resent any delay in getting our men home , or any infliction of unnecessary hardship on them , and if the choice is between hardship to our men and death to the Russians the choice is plain . " |