Example sentences of "it [vb mod] [verb] at any [noun sg] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 He did so when play was about to resume after a stoppage early in the last session of the fourth day , with the score 384 for 7 , and he could hardly have timed it more precisely ; 60 for 3 overnight , and , as next morning it looked as though it might rain at any time , Marshall decided to polish the rest off quickly .
2 Her voice was stretched very tight , as though it might snap at any moment and tumble her into tears .
3 Maureen said that her mother seemed free of pain but he warned her it could return at any moment .
4 Last night , Platt said : ‘ It could go at any time , walking across the training ground or even sitting down to lunch .
5 It will start at any time — earthquakes are here and there , and destruction is everywhere .
6 We realise , for instance , that there is no ‘ ideal ’ method of birth control and that people 's decisions about it can change at any time .
7 But as a general rule it can happen at any age and time .
  Next page