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 . |