Example sentences of "think [prep] any " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Er , no , I ca n't think of any reason . |
| 2 | I ca n't think of any more … |
| 3 | I mean , can you think of any other situation , Pop , when a man gets so close to a woman except when he 's actually making love to her ? ’ |
| 4 | I say if she thought till she was tired , she could not possibly think of any wrong … . |
| 5 | The Armaments Inspectorate at Nuremberg , commenting on the successful concealment of preparation for the invasion , noted that ‘ the concentration of numerous troops in the eastern areas had allowed speculation to arise that significant events were afoot there , but nevertheless probably the overwhelming proportion of the German people did not think of any warlike confrontation with the Soviet Union ’ . |
| 6 | With women I ca n't think of any examples of that . |
| 7 | I ca n't think of any other explanation ’ |
| 8 | But he could not think of any other way to work safely . |
| 9 | ‘ I ca n't really think of any reason why vegetarians should be considered effeminate . |
| 10 | Henry could n't think of any celebrated poisoners apart from Maltby and Crippen . |
| 11 | When he could n't think of any more women in government , he added a few authors , actresses , athletes — ‘ Jane Fonda , ’ he muttered , ‘ Chrissie Evert , Dusty Springfield , Adriana Rich ! ’ |
| 12 | If not/ can you think of any ways to improve it ? |
| 13 | Can you think of any disadvantages a ) for customers b ) for retailers |
| 14 | ‘ You actors , ’ he said more indulgently , ‘ will think of any impossible thing for a plot . ’ |
| 15 | Jess could n't think of any words on the way up and Midnight seemed to have retreated again . |
| 16 | ‘ Can you think of any reason why someone should want to kill him ? ’ |
| 17 | In my 25 years of watching international rugby I have seen many incidents of violence and can not think of any country that is blameless . |
| 18 | But substitute Nick Barmby 's late shot against the bar excepted , few could think of any . |
| 19 | Ten per cent could not think of any form . |
| 20 | My parents lived in constant awareness of the big house and its occupants , and we children were imbued with the problem of what the squire and his household would think of any action or behaviour . |
| 21 | Can you think of any of your |
| 22 | After the interview I mentioned as casually as I could that as a result of blocked sinuses I had lost my sense of smell ( with the exceptions of petrol , laundry and excrement ) for years , and could he think of any way of restoring it ? |
| 23 | I can not think of any flower that does not press better for being taken apart , although of course you will have to spend time putting it back together again when you want to use it . |
| 24 | This is one of the thin times , but I ca n't think of any other manager to do a better job for Nottingham Forest at the moment than Brian Clough . ’ |
| 25 | I could n't think of any situation in which Flora could be jealous of me . |
| 26 | I ca n't think of any other small peak in Lakeland , apart from possibly Fleetwith Pike above Buttermere , that is so steep all round . |
| 27 | Can you think of any time in your life when you have been the victim of what you considered to be an injustice , grievance , outrage , or any other kind of wrong ? |
| 28 | So we could n't think of any reason to keep Scope 's stunning new snap of Courteney Cox from you a moment longer . |
| 29 | I ca n't think of any other explanation for the flare-up . |
| 30 | There are areas of contention — I ca n't really think of any at the moment — but I 'll tell you I am in extremely good books at the moment , because I cooked Christmas lunch . |