Example sentences of "anything [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | As defined by the House of Lords ( rockers all ) , that meant music with a ‘ strong rhythmic element and a reliance on electronic amplification ’ — ie , almost anything using a microphone . |
2 | Prayer rugs , for example , are never referred to as carpets , and anything employing a hunting design would ten to be called a hunting carpet rather than a hunting rug . |
3 | He was a Valium addict who would try anything to obtain a supply of the drug — including pretending to overdose himself so he would be referred to psychiatry . |
4 | Their feedback-drenched fog makes it almost impossible to discern anything resembling a tune , and each song coasts along for upwards of five minutes — but it 's precisely their avoidance of career-minded polish that makes them so invigorating . |
5 | ‘ George would do anything to avoid a scene . ’ |
6 | ‘ Anything to help a friend . ’ |
7 | IF anything excites a fellow more than the price of a pint he is obviously a teetotaller . |
8 | And it does n't cost anything to give a woman advice . |
9 | So , as you can imagine , I would be loath to do anything to finance a venture that would be detrimental to the town or the community . ’ |
10 | Soon these landings will echo to the feet of 579 prisoners.Woodhill at Milton Keynes is one of three ’ new generation ’ prisons , as spacious and comfortable as anything called a prison could be . |
11 | Is there anything here that constitutes anything approaching a confession ? |
12 | If he makes a cock-up of this , anything approaching a scandal , he 's finished in a very final way . ’ |
13 | Although we never transformed the inquiry process into anything approaching a people 's tribunal , we did turn it into something much more accessible than many people had ever conceived . |
14 | We were told to turn off the lights , turn off anything making a noise and talk to him quietly . |
15 | The label is awkward as it is also used loosely of anything inspiring a sense of inexplicable awe and mystery , however vaguely , or anyone thus moved . |
16 | Anything to have a try . |
17 | He would do anything to have a laugh , he lived for today not for tomorrow |
18 | ‘ Oh , Ludovico , what a romantic place to live , ’ she sighed , ‘ I 'd give anything to have a view like this . ’ |
19 | in some women , it sounds very nice they would do anything to have a baby but what about the baby , and what about the baby 's rights ? |
20 | I would do anything to earn a wage , however small — be a servant , even . |
21 | You must put in your North , otherwise you have n't got anything to take a bearing from . |
22 | Without anything said a truce seemed to have been tacitly agreed . |
23 | ‘ Anything to oblige a lady , ’ he responded , releasing the zip . |
24 | Teams will do anything to stop a try being scored now that it 's worth more . |
25 | ‘ Anything to make a change from lorries . |