Example sentences of "[adv prt] to any " in BNC.
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1 | On the other hand , he was extremely difficult to pin down to any conclusion . |
2 | Certainly the word ‘ romance ’ can not be tied down to any one meaning . |
3 | The piles are driven down from above into the swamp , but not down to any natural or ‘ given ’ base ; and if we stop driving the piles deeper , it is not because we have reached firm ground . |
4 | In section 4.3 you will see that there is some evidence that Venus is not as geologically active as the Earth , which could indicate a cool interior right down to any iron core , which could largely be solid and thus explain the small dipole moment . |
5 | There was a definite thumbs down to any reorganisation with only nine per cent feeling that a change was required . |
6 | Certainly it would be very difficult to introduce any statistical rational erm to the desegregation of Greater York to its district components , bearing in mind the small populations er in some of the Greater York er districts , we think that the general level of detail erm in the structure plan is appropriate , and we think to go down to any finer detail would be an inappropriate to a structure plan , and thirdly I think on that issue , er we would think that it would prejudice erm the work that District Council would want to do erm in their er local plans . |
7 | Knuckle down to any jobs you 've been promising all and sundry to do , but have secretly been avoiding like the plague . |
8 | But it will certainly not be down to any shortage of hard work or effort beforehand . ’ |
9 | Certainly the kind of modern-day would-be Kerouac who survives entirely on the proceeds from trading-in free albums and indulging in the fine art of ‘ ligging ’ — tagging along to any show in town where the record company picks up the catering bill — is not extinct . |
10 | If you do n't already bank with NatWest , take your completed form along to any of our branches , where our staff will be happy to talk to you about opening an account and discuss your loan application . |
11 | Such extensive managerial powers had not been built in to any of the LEA pilot schemes of financial delegation in existence before 1988 although schools ' experiences had often entailed a change in managerial approach ( see Chapter 9 ) . |
12 | Take a sheet of paper before going in to any negotiation and empty your mind onto the sheet of paper . |
13 | To diehards , Lloyd George was " the " Welsh Walpole " and friend of MacDonald who would peddle any opinion and give in to any Labour leader if it would help him to stay in office " . |
14 | And then adding all these up , well there 's none of them that add up that we can just add in to any of the others , so we 'll have to leave them all like that , so the answer is just a , a thousand , plus a hundred Y plus ten X , plus X Y. Now if we wanted to multiply , let's say we want to multiply a hundred and three by seventeen , that just means that X is seven , sorry X is three and Y is seven . |
15 | Alyssia refused to give in to any urge to stare at Piers , though she was sorely tempted . |
16 | erm which quite simply I had some money of my own and I was n't that hungry er to jump in to any job at all . |
17 | The the the they 're not fitted in to any framework of stronger structures to back er the proposals put before us er er t today . |
18 | All three elements have to come in to any budget decision and nobody can ignore all three , indeed if you look around three groups of the council you 'll see that all the budget proposed tonight will take into account all three areas . |
19 | The second point is on correspondence , I 'm absolutely certain that when a member of public writes in to any department , not necessarily highway , he expects and needs an immediate response , now I know you have , you have started the acknowledgement of our system , but I think it 's , it does n't go far enough , an acknowledgement card that simply says the thing is received and is receiving attention , needs to then indicate the individual to whom that matter has been passed for attention and that leads me to the third point and I think the general complaint on the public is that local government is seen as faceless people and I think we have to get in our mind to name people within our department , there 's not one mention about it in our promise , I think we need , unless I 've not read it , but I think , I think we , yes , but I think we need to mention people by name , senior people within the department who will respond to particular things and certainly where public comes into contact within the offices we must get around to wearing a name badge who says who that person is , people want to relate to a person and I think we can do that if we try . |
20 | However , they will not be able to get through to any polytechnic or college in the country . |
21 | Which probably , I think because none of you have been introduced to it , would be too heavy to go through to any great extent . |
22 | The Swedish priest who advised , ‘ He wrongs himself who turns over his farm to his children , if they are badly brought up ’ , was echoing the ancient Biblical warning in Ecclesiasticus : ‘ As long as thou livest and hast breath in thee , give not thyself over to any . |
23 | The Board took the view that it was not in the national interest that such complete information about the whole nation should be in private hands and after a prolonged and bitterly fought legal battle it won — ensuring the perpetual hostility of Readers Digest the world over to any suggestion of data protection thereafter . |
24 | So I take my hat off to any person from any Party who is involved in political life for such a long time because it 's an effort and it requires a sacrifice er not only to the but also to careers and perhaps , most important of all , to family life . |
25 | Gowie did n't turn up to any of the practices , did you ? ’ |
26 | Furthermore , the Exeter guarantees renewal up to any age regardless of size or number of claims made . |
27 | Thereafter normal rates apply and coverage continues up to any age . |
28 | Norman said that his day-dream was ‘ to walk up to any computer , plug in the card and have the terminal look and act like the one at home . ’ |
29 | None of the arguments , she thought , held up to any serious analysis ; at best they provoked people into thought about housework , at worst they antagonised large numbers of women and hostility in all men and women who worked in the labour movement in any way . |
30 | ‘ Get Hawkins to go down in the cellar and help thee , and mind th'do n't get up to any pranks . ’ |