Example sentences of "[vb -s] any [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This approach is never more important than when a person first joins any organization . |
| 2 | Although the article devalues any contribution men may be able to make in this area I strongly refute this . |
| 3 | In its Oct. 11 editorial The Hindu described the central government 's move as " an outrage on the Constitution that devalues any claim of the Janata Dal to higher democratic values and constitutional propriety " . |
| 4 | The assumption that university matriculation still exercises any kind of influence on examinations at the age of 16 should be excised . |
| 5 | The best fiscal system is one which taxes any part of income or wealth that is spent on consumption , and exempts any part of them that is saved . |
| 6 | When I want a change of scenery I 'll ask her if she wants any help . |
| 7 | Right , er , people can take what bits from tables they want them , or , I 've got s , I 've got one put out , erm , shall we open that door a bit , it 's getting a bit hot in here , erm , do n't know if Mary wants any help out there . |
| 8 | Neither wants any kind of school-district consolidation , a dreaded policy leading to loss of local control . |
| 9 | He phoned , and I answered the phone look and erm he changed the story , he said if she wants any money I 'll let her have some . |
| 10 | ( Rod to get the first at Everton , and score of 0–2 if anyone wants any tips : - ) ) |
| 11 | Go and ask mummy if she wants any tea . |
| 12 | But despite further cost-reductions , Britain ( alone ) still objects to the level of spending on the project , and wants any subsidies to be matched by commercial spending . |
| 13 | It does not follow that the occupier never owes any duty to the trespasser . |
| 14 | It 's not a very big pattern drops any rate . |
| 15 | This little episode shows how Norman regarded the stress which accompanies any art form when it has been seriously undertaken . |
| 16 | But is n't that exactly what these learned scholars do in every didactic essay that accompanies any CD of classical music ? |
| 17 | One of the major problems of building a theory of soil erosion is the high degree of contingency which always accompanies any explanation of soil erosion at a particular place . |
| 18 | Most systems of this type are ‘ open ’ , which means they 're topped up with water as necessary from a small tank in the loft , which also accepts any overflow ; it 's called the feed-and-expansion tank . |
| 19 | It is , however , possible that the European Parliament will amend it , and , if the Commission in Brussels accepts any changes , discussions will be reopened in the Council . |
| 20 | For instance , the planners should work out if it is in the organisation 's best interest to move into an existing building and whether such a building needs any refurbishment or , whether premises should be custom built . |
| 21 | The customer who says ‘ I 'm not sure ’ when you ask if he needs any help . |
| 22 | Please pass on my condolences and tell her to call me if she needs any help . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I 'm going to go and … and see if Mrs Porter needs any help in the kitchen . ’ |
| 24 | In fact , I think I 'll just see if he needs any help unpacking … ok Wendy . |
| 25 | Goodness knows what we shall do if it needs any alterations , since we have discovered that Ruth is not a needlewoman , and I have far too much to do before we leave . ’ |
| 26 | Siemens Nixdorf 's biggest problem is that it is a combination of a company that was just about to go ex-growth with one that was already failing , so it very much needs any partner to be a firm seen to be strong and a winner : Hewlett-Packard and ICL presently best fit that profile . |
| 27 | In his letter to Kevin , now expecting his fifth child , Longford , 86 , asks if he needs any consol-ing . |
| 28 | The drawing hardly needs any explanation . |
| 29 | Gloria , 52 , is coy about whether she has any plans to marry longtime partner Neagle Cathcart , 37 . |
| 30 | Mr. Denzil Davies : To ask the Secretary of State for Wales whether he has any plans to meet in the near future the chairman of British Coal to discuss the state of the Welsh coalfield . |