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Example sentences of "[vb base] anything [prep] [noun] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	See if you want anything up town .
2	JANET WEISS SEEKS BRAD MAJORS , I want anything concerning Rocky Horror Show or Return Of Captain Invincible .
3	I 'm not going to go into the dream thing with Cal , or say anything about Vern 's dad .
4	‘ Yes , and look at you now , ’ thought Philippa , ‘ woe betide anything in trousers that came your way , you filthy old hag . ’
5	The investigators had also come into possession of what was said to be Fhimah 's personal diary , improbable though it must have seemed to them that a trained intelligence agent would keep one or put anything in writing , let alone the incriminating English word ‘ taggs ’ ( sic ) in the middle of an entry in Arabic and then , according to media reports , leave the diary behind for the investigators to find .
6	These expressions , Ustachi or Chetnik , cover anything from guerrilla forces raised by the Germans from Slovenes and Croats and Serbs to fight Tito , and armed and maintained by the Germans — to people who , either because they are Roman Catholics or Conservative in politics , or for whatever cause are out of sympathy with revolutionary Communism , and therefore labelled as Fascists or Nazis .
7	A high proportion of equity capital is a safeguard for creditors since they are entitled to be paid in full before the owners receive anything on liquidation .
8	A high proportion of equity capital is a safeguard for creditors since they are entitled to be paid in full before the owners receive anything on liquidation .
9	Your parents must be prepared to let you do anything , + watch anything on T.V. etc. , + you must go out all the time with your friends .
10	Select anything from PRS 's extensive range of sunbursts or see-throughs .
11	Their presence does not necessarily ( though it will often , for smooth functions ) imply anything about comparisons between various interior points .
12	I ought perhaps to add that Edward Spelman was the man who said : " Good God , doth any fellow of a College know anything of Greek . "
13	That poor girl has been through a terrible ordeal , and if I know anything of gipsies , it 's not over for her yet . ’
14	Those who know anything about art are in a small minority ; those who represent the most local of local interests , the majority .
15	No we do n't I we do n't I my my faith we do n't celebrate the devil , we do n't cross our fingers , we do n't say er you know anything about luck or anything like that b
16	Now you know anything about drains , I 've never been down them , but if you kno , if you know anything about them , it goes down about three , four foot , five foot sometimes , and then , there is a , the pipe , the there 's , there 's a ledge there , and then going on down into the , in into the main drains .
17	Can I just ask one thing , a another thing about the time you were living in , erm did you as a woman know anything about contraception ?
18	You know anything about Branwell .
19	get anything for sandwiches .
20	‘ If I hear anything about Pascoe I 'll pass it on . ’
21	I could not argue or explain , or feel anything but fatigue and dismay .
22	‘ You never win anything with boys — you win things with men . ’
23	NEVER EVER DANGLE ANYTHING FROM RAILWAY BRIDGES .
24	Because if you leave anything to chance they 'll blow you out when you get face to face .
25	‘ I never do anything for shock value .
26	The question is can a small shareholder do anything for Rushdie , am I doing damage for Pearson ?
27	And I do n't — ever — do anything on impulse . ’
28	Matilda said , ‘ Never do anything by halves if you want to get away with it .
29	I think anything with writing .
30	Airdrie 's league status is now threatened by relegation and Falkirk could make matters worse for the club if they take anything off St Johnstone tonight and move closer to the third bottom team , Motherwell , who are only three points above them .