Example sentences of "[verb] it [adj] [to-vb] any [noun] " in BNC.

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1 He found it difficult to have any sympathy for Katherine Lundy in this instance ; this situation was entirely of her own creation .
2 Although if he had done so we doubt whether that committee would have thought it necessary to take any proceedings against the barrister .
3 And now , my dear Sir , having said this much on behalf of this deserving Youth , I must beg to assure you that however zealous my wish to be the means of serving him and his poor Mother , I do not wish , on that account , to influence you — Quite the contrary — I know that in similar cases , your benevolent views have been disappointed , and , perhaps , you have consequently made arrangements for the Future which may render it ineligible to take any youth in the same way as proposed to his Brother — even if you have at present — or are likely in course of a year or two — to have a vacancy .
4 The position for the international station chosen by Baxter would make it impossible to provide any route between Thameslink and the east coast main line .
5 Involvement of individuals in the development of these solutions will also make it easier to implement any changes that are necessary .
6 It had been the intention to incorporate part of the old casual ward , to the east of the infirmary but in the course of the preparatory work it was found that the old buildings were bug-infested to an extent which made it undesirable to use any part of them .
7 Whatever ye do , let not the pretence of a different religion make it lawful to oppress any man in his just rights . ’
8 The increase in mean ozone concentration with latitude and the existence of seasonal cycles in ozone levels make it difficult to detect any trends in global ozone concentration .
9 I hope that , in the end , such tests may replace all other examinations , making it unnecessary to hold any blocks of examinations at 16 + and at 18 + .
10 They 'd been re-used many times , titles and references and hasty notes making it difficult to see any sign of what the current contents might be .
11 The purpose of an index is to make it easy to locate any record in the system .
12 The reversal of the conventional speech/writing hierarchy which is implied in the term archi-écriture makes it impossible to see any use of language , written or spoken , as being determined by presence , intention or representation .
13 I do not find it necessary to reach any conclusion on the question whether a local authority can be guilty of corruption .
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