Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] [adv prt] any " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unit trusts must buy back any units investors wish to sell , at the prevailing price , and so investors can obtain liquidity at any time , although of course if instant liquidity is required the transaction may have to be carried out at unfavourable prices , and so units should be thought of as long term investments with a deposit account held at a bank or building society for liquid funds . |
| 2 | Ludens will bring Marcus here , he should show up any moment , I hope he has n't messed up the car ! ’ |
| 3 | ( c ) No partner should carry on any business which competes with the firm or from which he derives benefit at the expense of the firm Section 30 of the Partnership Act provides as follows : If a partner , without the consent of the other partners , carries on any business of the same nature as and competing with that of the firm , he must account for and pay over to the firm all profits made by him in that business . |
| 4 | Mercury is waiting for Telecom to connect its equipment with a private telephone exchange ( Telecom 's contracts specify that its engineers should carry out any work on telephone exchanges ) . |
| 5 | Now that variety should sort out any player , and it did . |
| 6 | Burke unequivocally rejected any idea of a " mandate " or " instructions " from his constituents as to how he should vote or what line he should take on any particular issue as " things utterly unknown to the laws of this land " , reflecting a misconception of " the whole order and tenor of our constitution " . |
| 7 | Oh , I do n't think you should take on any more , definitely . |
| 8 | Only one entry is allowed per form , but a competitor may send in any number of entries providing each entry is on an entry form from Parents magazine . |
| 9 | Only the Gas Board or a CORGI ( Confederation for the Registration of Gas Installers ) registered contractor may carry out any work at all on gas service pipes or equipment . |
| 10 | The Secretary of State replied that the national curriculum would apply to statemented children but the statement might set out any changes to meet need . |
| 11 | We 'll iron out any problems we have , and ideally aim to implement the summer clubs with their own computer systems around about late May . ’ |
| 12 | They were followed across the car park by at least two men , one of whom shouted after them , issuing the challenge ‘ I 'll take on any two of you ’ . |
| 13 | ‘ We 'll take on any pets . |
| 14 | I 've got three quarters length underneath so they 'll go up any way . |
| 15 | Yeah we 've got the daily contact each morning with one of the , one of the er council employees , they 'll come up approximately between eight and nine , and we 'll hand over any incidents reports that have been made during the night . |
| 16 | I 'll write down any differences on here and make sure you write them down at the end . |
| 17 | — a terrible sacrifice — but no amount of lonely pacing could throw up any alternative in his mind . |
| 18 | Paul gave his name ; but before the maid could carry out any instructions , two women swept into the hall , the elder saying in a high English voice . |
| 19 | A few weeks ago she would have been looking forward to the show , but it had all fallen flat and she had to scold herself severely before she could whip up any enthusiasm at all . |
| 20 | So if these neutrons come smashing into your body , they could break up any of chemicals that are very important for your life , for your body chemistry . |
| 21 | Such stimulus could wipe out any recovery , he argued , by reviving longer term rates . |
| 22 | So you could see out any time you wanted . |
| 23 | Other women joined in saying , some in detail , what they would do to the German soldiers , and one woman , generally considered to be a part-time prostitute , boasted that she could see off any German . |
| 24 | So any of these I reckon you could work out any any acid with any alkali you could work it out . |
| 25 | you could work out any one of those at all any metal with any acid because the metal just comes in pushes the hydrogen out . |
| 26 | His officer had recommended him , noticing he was not like everyone else , that he never buckled , and , in life 's battle of wills , could stare down any enemy , overcome any weakness . |
| 27 | ‘ Are you booked in anywhere ? ’ he went on to enquire before she could sort out any kind of an answer . |
| 28 | ‘ I should be most grateful , sir , if you could jot down any facts , figures or leads you think might be of assistance to us . ’ |
| 29 | Meggie helped Mum , Granny sat there , wishing she could take on any job , as usual . |
| 30 | It was n't just us ; you could go out any day of the week and see something fresh happening . |