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

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1 ‘ Oh , yes , ’ she replied , relieved that the conversation had switched to Len , ‘ I think it would be ideal for Len ; I 'll talk to Louise Raymond in the morning and see if we can arrange anything through the company — it 's the least we can do for him . ’
2 They can last for anything between a weekend and three weeks and they involve journeying to a place ( sometimes a large house has been rented for the time ; sometimes a college ) where you will eat , talk , be taught , sleep , live writing in a totally concentrated way for the length of the course .
3 But I ca n't take in anything between the name of the subject at the top and the name of the sender at the bottom .
4 I received a letter this morning from the social security office stating that it can not take anything off the income support of one woman who is being pursued for arrears because she is too poor .
5 When you take anything off the road left it a couple of days without running it , even on a Sunday , it 'd be a harder to get it back going again on Monday .
6 So he said , you know you ca n't claim anything off the insurers or anything , so that 's all his money
7 unclear we will only come on the pitch when you invite us and we will deal with anything off the pitch .
8 Well why do n't I not take anything off the side ?
9 still a human error even though you know how to do it , and we can not guarantee that you 'll do it so it , so it is , the , it is very important that nobody takes anything off the shelf automatically assume
10 Anything off the list would be subject to ‘ alternative revenue sources ’ — eg , direct charges to patients and taxation of medical expenses .
11 She had n't been allowed to bring anything off the boat except her patchwork leather shoulder-bag which had been thoroughly searched first .
12 There is no chance of finally learning anything during a lecture , but there is a good chance that difficulties encountered in the study can be illuminated .
13 Did not say anything during the meeting . ’
14 I was just about ready to turn in my leather jacket for a Limnititzker housewife 's headscarf , anything for a passport into that secret world of hers …
15 I sent her Nit Ac LM1 and did n't hear anything for a year when she rang up with a headache — it turned out that the anal fissure had cleared quickly and she felt she had been miraculously well given her sister had been murdered 12mths previously and she 'd had 4 months leave of absence from work to deal with the aftermath which had involved her nephew joining the family .
16 ‘ We did n't do anything for a year because nothing was built , ’ she says .
17 Then he read a textbook of hers about the craft of the dramatist and it had stopped him from showing her anything for a year .
18 ‘ We did n't do anything for a year to see what would come up , and we had constant , wonderful surprises .
19 I 'd give anything for a sight of you in your pleasant civilian dress , and even the ‘ digs ’ would seem a veritable palace , compared with sand , and ragged Arabs , and khaki-drill shorts .
20 ‘ Naturally I agree — I would agree to anything for a sight of Edward , be he prince or king ! ’
21 Right at this moment she would have given anything for a sight of Shirley and endured her fussing with pleasure .
22 I 'd promise anything for a leg over in those days , he used to say , but I 've got more about me now .
23 They looked together at the one about the woman who had said she would give anything for a child , of any kind , even a hedgehog , and had duly given birth to a monster , half-hedgehog , half-boy .
24 ‘ It is difficult to do anything for a child who is not attending school . ’
25 He had n't concentrated on one thing for years now as he had when he 'd started collecting stamps at the age of nine , so careful , so worried , so never leaving anything for a minute that could be done straight away by him .
26 ‘ I do n't do anything for a while , not even put on a pair of trainers .
27 Therefore you do n't say anything for a while , conceal it , perhaps even kid yourself that the pregnancy will go away if you do n't acknowledge it .
28 We did n't say anything for a while , I was leaning beside him against his bench watching him clean off the rust .
29 Stella will do anything for a man .
30 If you suggest that he has done anything for a base motive such as money , he replies , ‘ That does not do justice to you , or to me . ’
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