Example sentences of "[pron] [prep] [pron] [verb] any [noun] " in BNC.

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1 He dodged between the startled shoppers , none of whom made any attempt to stop him .
2 Her embarrassment continued when she was introduced to a procession of Korean shop workers , none of whom spoke any English .
3 Mercier and Baker ( 1985 ) ( see also Baker and Mercier 1982a ) report the results of an extensive and thorough series of experiments ( using the conditioned suppression procedure and a clicker and a light as the stimuli ) , none of which yielded any indication that the S1-S2 procedure diminished the magnitude of latent inhibition .
4 But times change and the only locally based fishing-boats now fish for scallops , crabs and lobsters , none of which produce any offal or discards .
5 None of which has any relevance to you , ’ said the woman , ‘ but it 's nice and polite of you to listen . ’
6 The four cardinal metaphors are the four foundations of physical science ( space , time , matter and number ) ; none of which has any objective , external status , rather they are ‘ creations of the mind ’ .
7 It is set at the junction of four minor lanes , none of which has any indications of antiquity .
8 None of them took any notice of Darwin , but the feathers and fossils aroused mild interest .
9 None of them made any concessions to the local Muslim culture .
10 None of them shed any tears over Riddle . ’
11 Harry felt as if he had heard or read them all before , in one form or another , and none of them shed any light on what had struck Mrs Diamond as ‘ not right ’ :
12 Of the monumental stones he writes " However the knowledge of their general existence may " be interesting , there is nothing in them , individually considered , to call for a particular description , " and of the islands in the lochs he says " Similar remains , situated in the same manner , are seen at Loch Finlaggan ; but none of them present any interest to detain either the painter or the antiquary . "
13 Of the monumental stones he writes " However the knowledge of their general existence may " be interesting , there is nothing in them , individually considered , to call for a particular description , " and of the islands in the lochs he says " Similar remains , situated in the same manner , are seen at Loch Finlaggan ; but none of them present any interest to detain either the painter or the antiquary . "
14 Margaret tried them all , but none of them had any help for her .
15 Besides , none of them had any sense of humour and I ruined many a high-flown discussion by making jokes .
16 None of them raised any matter of substance and I need not consider them further .
17 The men in the Toms family support each other a great deal ; none of them show any disapproval of Sandy 's lifestyle .
18 None of them offered any distinction from its neighbour .
19 But when she 'd arrived the boat had been deserted and , as darkness had gradually obscured first the surrounding countryside and then the outlines of neighbouring boats , none of them showing any lights , she had become just a little anxious .
20 None of them showed any interest , however , in debating the matter with her or with us .
21 And none of them have any ideas when it comes to deciding what game they should play — until wise old owl finally saves the day and comes up with the answer .
22 None of them has any connections here , not really ; they 're all bachelors ; at least , in a way .
23 Needless to say , with such a busy schedule none of them has any time for girlfriends .
24 None of them fit together , none of them makes any sense .
25 None of it brought any response from him .
26 And she thought , as she stood there with Rosie , Susie , Katie , Isabel , Janice and Heather , that none of it mattered , none of it had any importance , in view of the fact that she was going .
27 None of it made any sense .
28 None of it made any sense !
29 But none of it made any difference .
30 It 's easy to be deceived into thinking none of it makes any sense but it does make sense : a strange , twisted , whimsical , surreal kind of sense .
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