Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] at any " in BNC.

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1 ‘ But my life never really started at any stage — which I know you wo n't believe , but it 's true — so it never really got stopped at any point .
2 They say that they want real convergence and decisions in the treaty for which no one else in the Community has argued at any stage .
3 In assimilation , by contrast , the environment is incorporated only at the level of comprehension the child has attained at any given stage ( Furth 1969 : 14 ) .
4 The process has to stop at any duly authorised statement , e.g. by the Clerk of the Parliaments , or perhaps the Speaker of the House of Commons , etc. , as to what was the will of the House .
5 It 's the first occasion in fact on which I 've been permitted to speak at any meeting dealing with this application .
6 In accordance with the terms of the contract , you can choose to retire at any time after the age of 60 , when the policy will buy you a regular pension plus the option of taking part of the money as a tax-tree lump sum .
7 Willy Russell 's story of a hair-dresser seeking to learn at any price via her reluctant and sozzled tutor continues to stand the test of time .
8 Certain ancient stains along the approach corridor — which resembled the rib cage of a very long whale — had suggested that those ribs could clash shut at any sign of unwelcome visitors , imprisoning or crushing intruders .
9 It is assumed that a particular 's individuality , its numerical distinctness from any other existent , is ensured by the spatial location it happens to occupy at any given time .
10 A proxy which the holder intends to use at any meeting of creditors must be lodged with the official receiver not later than the time mentioned for that purpose in the notice convening the meeting or the adjourned meeting .
11 The things to avoid are principally a sort of subterranean trembling that begins in the body and communicates itself to your vocal chords and even , on occasion , to the chair in which you are sitting , and those long swallows , which you never seem to do at any other time but now occur unstoppably at the wrong point of emphasis in the sentence .
12 Nor shall you be told of David Owen 's yearning to excel at any kind of team game ; selflessly drawing the best from all the other members and making sure he ran a truly happy dressing room .
13 Each party must file written statements of the substance of the oral evidence he intends to call at any hearing or directions appointment and copies of any documents on which he intends to rely , including expert reports ( FPCR , r17(1) ; FPR , r4.17(1) ) .
14 Well , I was erm trying to point out that the most stable element in a sense in a very changing system is pupil numbers , because you always know , pretty well exactly , how many pupils you are going to have at any given time .
15 It 's like a kind of flowing thing where no note has more value than any other , and where I do n't even know what 's going to happen at any given point .
16 Wh what I mean to say is I could n't in advance guess which field it was that you were going to want at any particular moment .
17 During such talks , remember to look at any implications that the company 's proposals may have for your pension .
18 That 's what they 're they 're employed to do at any particular site , but they do n't hold total responsibility do they ?
19 One concern is why Cyril Ramaphosa , Frank Chikane , Beyers Naude and Albertina Sisulu were never called to testify at any stage of the trials connected with the murders of Stompie Moeketsi or Dr Asvat .
20 " Yes , but how do you get the height ? " he replied , " Most of the time I just float two feet off the ground , and hardly ever get to fly at any decent height . "
21 But companies can stop giving at any time ; under the traditional system of covenants , they were committed to giving an annual donation for four years .
22 Regrettably but perhaps inevitably , the ambivalence of feeling and thought which is bound to exist at any time of change has been seized upon by those who can profit from it .
23 When considered in relation to the length of time you would have to wait at any particular junction in order to observe an accident it is probably accurate to characterise road accidents as low frequency occurrences .
24 My first reaction to the resignations was that they were tantamount to an admission of guilt when , in fact , the Argentinians could have attacked at any time in the previous fifteen years .
25 ... But no , for he had said her heart was badly damaged , death might have come at any time .
26 It was very much done on a sort of personal basis , an individual basis , failing to look at any collective solutions to the many problems which women face .
27 The high heels of Mrs Stych 's new , mink-trimmed bootees were now sinking into the Frizzell lawn and threatening to snap at any moment , so she knew she must be quick .
28 They could have left at any time .
29 ‘ It appears it could have happened at any time , even running for a bus , ’ said headmaster Harrison Huddart , at Hewart Grange School , Gateshead , Tyne and Wear .
30 The horse 's trainer Robin Dickin said : ‘ It could have happened at any time , on the racecourse or at home .
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