Example sentences of "almost any [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Almost any vehicle from an approved manufacturer can be supplied under this scheme .
2 Over 150 singers appear in this superb retrospective , assembled and engineered by Keith Hardwick , which prompts the thought that given current prices at the Royal Opera House , I would gladly exchange almost any performance for one of these volumes .
3 Almost any correlation between the series can be manufactured by juggling one or both scales .
4 The two most important parts of the endoskeleton are the tentorium and the endothorax , but endoskeletal structures may be developed in almost any part of the body where muscles are attached .
5 Certainly the thought must occur to anyone acquainted with almost any part of science , or even a small selection of scientific laws .
6 It 's less common than a beef tapeworm , but more dangerous , because its larvae will settle into almost any part of the body , including eyes .
7 Shelford 's services are being sold to rugby clubs in England and Wales by marketing agents and , according to the Cardiff link in the sponsorship chain , he is available for almost any kind of promotional activity .
8 M. Watters uses throughout his study , Formula Criticism , and the Poetry of the Old Testament , a concept of " word-pairs that can incorporate almost any kind of associative relationship .
9 The printer has several advantages over conventional printers ; it is almost silent , the printhead is very light and so powerful motors are not needed and almost any kind of paper can be used .
10 They would like almost any kind of written communication ( letters , reports , minutes , ‘ style ’ correspondence etc. ) provided it is written on behalf of the Council ( i.e. it is not incoming mail ) and provided it is relatively modern ( 1975 or later ) .
11 In times of financial stringency , when almost any change in criminal justice legislation or practice is likely to affect court costs , this responsibility gives the Lord Chancellor 's Department heightened influence across the penal field as a whole .
12 We , very seldom that we have boiled potatoes but if I wanted a potato I think to cover all the needs to keep , I would go for Desiree because that one will fit almost any bill at all , it 'll do everything , it 's the best all round potato , late potato that I have ever grown and eaten .
13 Historically , over almost any run of three or four years or more , equities have outperformed bonds and , as pension funds are investing for members ' retirements , they can take the long view .
14 Nora had been prepared for almost any response from John , except the one she got — or thought she had got .
15 Almost any conversation with a company would probably put the analysts in possession of inside information .
16 This is standard practice in more tropical countries where there are ‘ dust devils ’ or ‘ willy willies ’ which can produce a 40-knot wind in almost any direction with little or no warning .
17 William Titford 's elder and younger brothers were each well-travelled in their own ways : Benjamin James had settled in Somerset soon after his brief spell in Cheltenham , and Charles Frederick was to see more of the world than almost any Titford before or since .
18 One size fits all , as they can be trimmed to fit almost any type of dog .
19 He has developed circuit boards specifically for the basses , and we can tailor the components to incorporate almost any type of sound the user might want . ’
20 Straight or curved ; practical or whimsical ; raised , stepped , level or sunken ; built with concrete , cobbles , flagstones or crazy paving : you can make almost any type of path to suit the character of your garden .
21 The panels , in three sizes , are moulded from our special plasterboard , and can be enhanced by almost any type of painted finish .
22 Further even that this , although it is not possible for knitters to write their own programs for Form , there are programs that lend themselves to a great deal of adaptation and change that can be used to knit almost any type of garment .
23 This kind of technology would be useful wherever diagrams need to be drawn with notes , and for almost any type of salesman .
24 This rule can not be applied to items from the newer weaving countries ( Pakistan and the Balkans , etc ) which produce workshop versions of almost any type of design .
25 There are the lucky ones who have a superbly adapted metabolism : they naturally have a low blood cholesterol level , they can eat almost any type of food , in large quantities , and yet remain healthy and slim .
26 All the languages considered so far are highly flexible ; they can be used to write almost any type of computer system .
27 A master of spontaneous oratory , Asimov could hold forth on almost any subject with brilliant lucidity — as in his much-cited off-the-cuff description of how human life depends on the Sun : ‘ All of us are living in the light and warmth of a huge hydrogen bomb , 860,000 miles across and 93 million miles away , which is in a state of continuous explosion . ’
28 Roget 's Thesaurus and a set of back copies of Zoom and Creative Review are not enough for this : creative people need , ideally , to have wide and varied interests , and a high level of curiosity about almost any subject under the sun .
29 If what the hon. Gentleman has just said is true , surely it would mean that any Bill could be amended in almost any way in Committee , and one could subsequently play around with its title in order to accommodate the amendments .
30 It is possible to travel to almost any country within a day 's journey , yet when the mother of Jesus travelled a day 's journey to visit her cousin Elizabeth she probably managed only a dozen or so miles .
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