Example sentences of "any [adj] [prep] [pron] [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only can we write to the Trust telling it what we like or dislike , but any ten of us can propose Members ' Resolutions at our AGM making recommendations to the Council on matters of concern . |
| 2 | But if you buy any more of you 'll blow up . |
| 3 | Any one of them would love to take away the £1,000 winner 's cheque , won last year by Bristol Amalgamation , but first they 'll have to beat the other hopefuls on what could be a bumper match . |
| 4 | Any one of them would bring in a good profit . |
| 5 | These events hastened moves towards a formal military alliance of the Western powers , and in April 1949 , 12 ( later 15 ) powers signed the North Atlantic Treaty , which set up the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ) under which the signatories agreed that an attack on any one of them would lead to whatever action was deemed necessary , including the " use of armed force " ( CORE , pp. 85–6 ) . |
| 6 | Any one of them would shove an ice-pick in her back , sunny side up , if there was the slightest chance of her saying a word . |
| 7 | Any one of them would have promoted him instantly into mainstream Hollywood and even some of his friends thought he was mad . |
| 8 | It is unlikely to be in exactly the same position , even if she could find it , for during the night there is a great deal of jostling among the youngsters and any one of them may have moved about eighteen inches or so . |
| 9 | The typical economic variables used in empirical studies , variables such as output , prices and interest rates , are such that it is usually possible to think of some reason why any one of them might exert an independent influence on another . |
| 10 | Any one of them might have taken her away . |
| 11 | Any one of them might have been used for an unlawful occasion , but , if so , the most diligent inquiries failed to bring it to light . |
| 12 | It should be clear from the last chapter that they both play a role in determining the equilibrium level of income and employment and that a change in any one of them will cause the level of national income to change via the multiplier effect . |
| 13 | The different aspects of the Christian faith can be distinguished for the sake of clarity but they can not be separated in the life of the Christian community as if any one of them could exist alone or have priority over the others |
| 14 | Far more than any one of them could contemplate . |
| 15 | The world 's top eight fit men players arrived in Frankfurt last night agreed on one thing — any one of them could become the 1992 IBM ATP World Champion over the next six days . |
| 16 | Any one of them could have been the girl he was looking for , with or without a bandage . |
| 17 | Rosemary said yesterday : ‘ They were all adults in that car and any one of them could have stopped that train of events with one word . |
| 18 | It makes me so angry — any one of them could have found something to rest that child on , but no , they all stand there in case they get blood on their hands and watch the child suffer — ’ |
| 19 | In a normal conversation , the people involved are of equal status , and any one of them can change the topic under discussion or introduce new points . |
| 20 | You will learn about how they all depend on each other and about how the destruction of any one of them can have far reaching consequences . |
| 21 | The Churchill Bill in 1986 included a list of proscribed depictions any one of which would attract a conviction for obscenity irrespective of context or effect on the viewer . |
| 22 | The delight of the Gloucester supporters was in no way diminished by the fact that Barnes had missed three easy kicks at goal , any one of which would have wrapped up the game for Bath . |
| 23 | The uncertain boundaries of the duchy gave rise to numerous disputes , any one of which might flare up into a major conflict , as the war of Saint Sardos demonstrated . |
| 24 | Those three operations then are the measure of modern medical practice : cancers which might have developed from an enlarged prostate , some rogue polyps and a spinal tumour , any one of which could have proved fatal , were all pre-empted by discovery and cure ; and I can not be other than deeply grateful for this additional lease of life . |
| 25 | At the same time she could n't help but wonder about the fact that in the space of twelve months he had been involved in three relationships , Anna Wallace , Amanda Knatchbull and herself , any one of which could have ended in marriage . |
| 26 | Any one of which could win you £50,000 in cash . |
| 27 | Any one of which could win you £50,000 in cash . |
| 28 | Any one of which could get you either hospitalized or excommunicated . |
| 29 | Three general principles can be applied to remedy either of these problems , any one of which will work alone . |
| 30 | As a result just one Bq of Caesium-137 , contained in one litre of milk , will undergo a tiny explosion every second ; 60 explosions every minute , 3,600 explosions every hour or a total of three to seven million tiny atomic explosions in its stay in our bodies — any one of which can cause cell mutations which eventually lead to cancer or genetic damage . |