Example sentences of "[v-ing] any [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By their combination they prevent the master employing any journeymen they do not approve of , who as they say is not a fair man ; and all journeymen must ask the constable of the shop , for the time being , ( an officer appointed by the combination ) for work before they ask the master . |
| 2 | The Pumas path to the final saw them account for the second Hallamshire squad represented at the weekend , thus ending any aspirations of Yorkshire success . |
| 3 | It was unnaturally neat , and it carefully refrained from revealing any signs of individuality . |
| 4 | Under this scheme , voters can be penalised for failing to list tall lesbians , Egyptian cross-dressers , and short-sighted window-cleaners in the correct order of preference — although , in order to avoid discrimination , election literature is prohibited from revealing any details at all about candidates , including their names . |
| 5 | As a result of this curse , she set about devouring any children she came across , in perverse vengeance for having lost her own . |
| 6 | He stopped short of announcing any amalgamations of forces , however , despite recent speculation that he intended cutting the 43 forces in England and Wales to 25 . |
| 7 | He stopped short of announcing any amalgamations of forces , however , in spite of recent speculation that he intended cutting the 43 forces in England and Wales to 25 . |
| 8 | ‘ It may not be as comfortable as an ordinary saloon , ’ Ward said on a note of apology , ‘ but buggered if Ah was takin' any chances in a country like this . ’ |
| 9 | Using natural therapies , the emphasis is on increasing your vitality and tackling any problems . |
| 10 | Superintendent Mercer had selected his two sergeants with an eye to contrast or , perhaps , with a view to satisfying any prejudices which Dalgliesh might harbour about the age and experience of his subordinates . |
| 11 | ‘ In ninety-three legislative words , ’ he said , ‘ the safeguards gained after centuries of constitutional struggle , even bloody civil wars , were swept aside by a provision that said simply that hereafter anything enacted by the EEC automatically became British law , annulling any laws which were inconsistent without debate . |
| 12 | The Graphs page contains icons , representing any graphs or dialogue boxes that you have created . |
| 13 | Incidentally , Re Sigsworth is enough to disprove the oft-repeated assertion that ‘ where the words of an Act of Parliament are clear , there is no room for applying any principles of interpretation . ’ |
| 14 | Before applying any immunochemicals , the sections were washed with 0.05 M TRIS-HCl ( pH 7.6 ) containing 0.15 M sodium chloride ( TBS ) for two successive five minute periods . |
| 15 | Since a Convention rule covering an issue displaces the need for resort to the conflicts of laws whilst the non-coverage of an issue necessitates recourse to the applicable law as determined by the conflicts rules of the forum , it may become necessary to decide whether an issue on which the Convention contains no express provision is covered by implication , applying any canons of interpretation laid down by the Convention itself , and if not , whether recourse is to be had to general conflict-of-laws rules or to any particular conflict rules laid down by the Convention . |
| 16 | They paused a moment longer , then moved further down the gallery , inspecting each exhibit , checking any books which could be the hidden Grimoire . |
| 17 | In the event my Lord , erm , that er your Lordship felt that further guidance was required , there are the two routes that I 've indicated to your Lordship briefly yesterday , there is the route of er seeking some information , if your Lordship felt it 'd be of assistance to you in resolving any doubts that you may have from the and your Lordship has seen yesterday the notice on co-operation which is in and at page eleven thirty two and is also the exhibit |
| 18 | Western diplomats have concluded that the Soviet Union 's proposal to stage a ‘ Helsinki II ’ summit next year is primarily aimed at eliminating any ambiguities about the ‘ inner-German ’ frontier , and enshrining the existence of the two German states in the Helsinki Declaration in a way that would virtually rule out reunification . |
| 19 | It shows the amount owing at the beginning of the period plus the amounts on invoices issued , and deducting any discounts , returns or cash payments . |
| 20 | ‘ Central and local government , and public corporations , should be delaying any measures which involve laying off workers until the recovery is well established , while bringing forward measures which involve taking on extra staff ’ , it says . |
| 21 | You know ’ he added thoughtfully ‘ if she 's keeping any secrets in that place she 's not trying very hard with a back-door lock like that . |
| 22 | In theory you can use the usual wedding speeches , simply omitting any references to white weddings . |
| 23 | In Britain , for instance , unravelling any facts from the many legends associated with King Arthur is no easy task . |
| 24 | If these depressions ( or low pressure areas ) are tracking in towards Ireland rather than taking a more northerly route , then the circulation of wind flowing clockwise ( as it must ) round the depression means that south-easterly winds will be blowing over Shetland from the North Sea and pushing any birds unfortunate enough to be flying to ( or from ) Scandinavia at the time in a westerly direction . |
| 25 | Filling any fillings er , anything the matter you see . |
| 26 | The Trust deed precludes the trustees from investing any part of the trust assets in securities of the Company or in lending to or guaranteeing any loans made to the Company . |
| 27 | The survivor finds it impossible to start expressing any feelings at all because they are so confusing , challenging and unsafe . |
| 28 | The disquieting feature of the pronouncements of the House of Lords is that by flatly insisting upon the literal rule without expressing any qualifications , they tend to repress the use of the traditional tools by which the judges have in the past introduced rationality into the statute law . |
| 29 | Anthony Hope 's detachment meant that his story could be free from contemporary political overtones : if he was expressing any apprehensions about the state of Europe , they were not visible in his books as they are in Erskine Childers 's thriller , The Riddle of the Sands , or in Buchan 's ‘ Ruritanian ’ novels . |
| 30 | The tutor is permitted to assist the student in obtaining and operationalising any resources required for the investigation , eg computers and software . |