Example sentences of "[vb past] [v-ing] any " in BNC.
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| 1 | But a constable in uniform may arrest anybody found committing any of the offences under section 12 , 13 and 14 . |
| 2 | All patients stopped taking any acid inhibitory agents at least two weeks before entering the study and none had received bismuth preparations in the past . |
| 3 | A pledge by Japan to allocate a further $9,000 million [ see pp. 37977-78 ] was reported , however , to have run into difficulties after the Japanese Finance Minister , Ryutaro Hashimoto opposed offering any more aid to front-line states until an earlier grant of $2,100 million [ see p. 37697 ] had been disbursed . |
| 4 | John Williams , Master of the Jewels and Treasurer of Augmentations under Henry VIII , avoided rendering any accounts whatever during his eight years at the Jewel-House , piled up large arrears in Augmentations , and embezzled £31,000 which were not entered in the books . |
| 5 | Neither Report recommended giving any free services except after detailed investigation of individual circumstances . |
| 6 | Personally , I 'd not have made any heavyweight preparations but avoided giving any clues until the last moment . |
| 7 | When you 've entered the drive , directory and load command , this is converted into a batch file that can be saved and edited using any text editor . |
| 8 | I started keeping any post connected with finance away from him , and myself dealt with the usual household accounts such as the telephone and electricity , because even they sent him into a frenzy of checking and referring back to previous demands , an attitude completely alien to his normal temperament . |
| 9 | Not that I regretted taking on the responsibilities , but it meant shelving any dreams I 'd had . ’ |
| 10 | it was a cro , I tell you what , we were playing something tonight , I think it was the last thing before you stopped , and I kept thinking any minute now it 's gon na be Somewhere Over the Rainbow |
| 11 | Though the import of the announcement was obvious to Indians , it seems not to have been obvious to the British government , which avoided making any explicit statement on dominion status for India for another twelve years . |
| 12 | In other responses , Lord Melchett , executive director of Greenpeace , said that the White Paper was even worse than had been expected from leaks and that the government had " dodged the important issues by reiterating existing inadequate policies and avoided making any new commitments which would protect the environment " . |
| 13 | I went on an introductory course with ParAvion in Wiltshire to find out if I liked paragliding any better . |
| 14 | She never remembered seeing any young people . |
| 15 | It was a scheme that promised more immediate profits for Wilson , based on results , but entailed sacrificing any control in the company . |
| 16 | By their defence the defendants denied owing any duty to the plaintiff . |
| 17 | Smith denied committing any crime and dismissed the woman 's accusation as a " damnable lie " . |
| 18 | He denied having any solid relationship with Unix System Laboratories Inc , a fellow AT&T company , despite the fact that USL is reported to be working on any ANDF-style solution for its Destiny project as well as being determined to evaluate the Open Software Foundation 's own ANDF selection ( UX No 384 ) . |
| 19 | Hungary , which placed its border on high alert , said that four jets had entered Hungary and that two had fired rockets back into Croatia , but denied shooting any down . |
| 20 | Not that she intended accepting any favours from him , but she knew he was booked in for two nights , which gave her time to return his hospitality if she could not manipulate tonight into a Dutch treat . |
| 21 | We should pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Hammersmith ( Mr. Soley ) , who produced a proper , comprehensive mortgage rescue package long before the Government considered taking any of their panic measures . |