Example sentences of "[vb infin] any [adv] than " in BNC.
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1 | It can not do any better than this since this is the iso-vote line which is tangential to the relevant Phillips curve . |
2 | In the short-term it might work as a morale-booster for players to see a fresh face , but in the long-term I do n't think anybody else could do any better than Howard . |
3 | Now , if you had an opportunity of glancing at the leaflet already you will have seen that the leader for this July 's er , weekend is is Mr Henry and , I do n't think I can do any better than to spend two minutes of the time that we 've got in asking Henry if he would say a word or two of introduction to the theme for this year . |
4 | Yes , see who I mean I ca n't think of anybody who 's in the reserves who could do any better than the lot that are in , in at the moment . |
5 | You ca n't do any better than this ? |
6 | ‘ My hope with some people is that they do n't stay any longer than they need to . |
7 | The cattle are about to be sold , but they wo n't move any further than the farmers ' field . |
8 | ‘ I promise you it wo n't go any further than the three of us , ’ Sabrina said . |
9 | We did n't stop talking like but the talk s just sort of stemmed around the house and the kids and it did n't go any further than that . |
10 | Particular example , remember this is all confidential I I 'm told so er er it wo n't go any further than this room . |
11 | They do n't go any faster than that . |
12 | or fall-back and realistic , we did n't get any further than that . |
13 | I doubt whether the working party will get any further than recommending the status quo , because I 'm absolutely sure in my own mind , that it is a duty that this council has to support village schools , where the parents support them , and where they 're educationally beneficial , to support them in the village communities , because they are , they have other importance than just education . |
14 | Yeah well I ca n't , I ca n't get any further than that . |
15 | ‘ I did n't get any farther than his waiting room . |
16 | I sha n't impose any longer than I can help . ’ |
17 | He 'd had no idea that Dora Jenks would last any longer than the others . |
18 | I am satisfied that the promise was understood by all parties only to apply under the conditions prevailing at the time when it was made , namely , when the flats were only partially let , and that it did not extend any further than that . |