Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] any " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ No-one made any block-bookings at all , ’ she said . |
| 2 | He dodged between the startled shoppers , none of whom made any attempt to stop him . |
| 3 | Nothing made any sense . ’ |
| 4 | What was there to be so glad about when nothing made any difference ? |
| 5 | The three new subcommittees each met in Panmunjom , but none of them produced any significant progress . |
| 6 | None of them made any concessions to the local Muslim culture . |
| 7 | Had any of them made any approaches to her ? |
| 8 | They did n't believe in things like that any more , but neither of them made any move to get out of the car . |
| 9 | ‘ And how many of them made any effort to get along with me ? ’ she exploded . |
| 10 | They could n't ignore the fact that they were to part , and neither of them made any attempt to avoid it in conversation . |
| 11 | Indeed , given the high claims monarchs made for themselves , and the excesses of adoration with which they were treated — and by the time of Mary Queen of Scots , this had reached a very high level indeed — we may wonder that so many of them retained any sense of balance at all . |
| 12 | ‘ I do n't think I made any expensive mistakes . |
| 13 | ‘ It 's quite a long time since I made any . |
| 14 | If you look at the News item regarding Hoof Branding in the September issue you will see that I recommended any form of security marking and that hoof branding was suggested as an alternative to freezebranding for those who choose not to freezebrand their horses . |
| 15 | I have a look in my pockets to see if I got any sweets or anything , but I ai n't . |
| 16 | ‘ Vel [ Miletich ] was keen on the programme , but neither he nor I got any psychological support from Parnelli . ’ |
| 17 | I do n't think I got any money . |
| 18 | I assume you were asking me if I got any remarks last |
| 19 | Not that I expected any . |
| 20 | He complained , not at length : ‘ This was the first time , and except one , the last , that I found any reason to complain of a Scotish [ sic ] table , and such disappointments , I suppose , must be expected in every country , where there is no great frequence of travellers . ’ |
| 21 | I felt uneasy and depressed and tried to cheer myself up shopping , but there was nothing I wanted and I caught any early train home . |
| 22 | I certainly lobbied against the authority making that move , and if I played any part in influencing its choice of the bay instead , I am very pleased at that outcome . |
| 23 | This was the only one of the three language efforts for which I received any payment ; in this case an honorarium from the Burma Government of thirty pounds . |
| 24 | Erm I do n't know if I told you before , I hated any sort of games . |
| 25 | While my hon. Friend the Member for Oldham , West ( Mr. Meacher ) was speaking , I said that I challenged any Conservative Member of Parliament to spend just one week — I do not ask for longer — living on the money that so many of our constituents who are pensioners have to rely on — the state pension and income support . |
| 26 | Ultimately , of course , it does n't matter where or when the music was composed , and I urged any reader with an ear for beauty — whether your tastes habitually range from Mozart to early Beethoven , or from Bartók to Stockhausen , or anywhere in between or beyond — to investigate this CD forthwith . |
| 27 | as if I needed any incentive . |
| 28 | If I needed any proof that I bore you , that you do n't care about me — ’ |
| 29 | Eleanor Darcy told me I was welcome to call her if necessary ; if I needed any further factual details for my Lover at the Gate . |
| 30 | I still had the suit on — and Fly 's glasses if I needed any props — so I got a ‘ that 'll do nicely ’ sort of smile and the up-from-under look which tells you that there are advantages to private medicine . |