Example sentences of "[verb] any [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | He told them that Iraq had 60 divisions ready for war , compared with his enemies ' 18 , and would therefore win any battle for Kuwait , which was part of Iraq 's ‘ body and soul ’ . |
| 2 | ‘ Unfortunately , you do n't win any prizes for a fast-finishing seventh and a race like the Ebor does n't come round every day , ’ he said . |
| 3 | places duties on persons who design , manufacture , import , supply , erect or install any article for use at work , or who manufacture , import or supply any substance for use at work . |
| 4 | Anybody want any wood for a bonfire in the Derby area ? |
| 5 | This time the fear of conceding an early goal will outweigh any desire for an instant lift . |
| 6 | We do not know whether the [ auditors ] were asked to make the valuation on behalf of the company ( which presumably was interested in the value of its own shares ) or on behalf of [ the buying and selling shareholders ] , nor do we know whether the [ auditors ] charged any fee for this valuation , and , if so , to whom , or whether they made their valuation as part of their ordinary duties as the company 's auditors . |
| 7 | It is largely up to the banks themselves to decide on the ratio that they consider to be ‘ prudent ’ : i.e. the ratio that provides them with enough liquid assets to enable them to meet any demands for cash . |
| 8 | In effect we have considered this already ( Chapter 2 ) when we described how delayed retiring times did not tend to be associated with longer sleeps ; it was a rising body temperature that curtailed sleep and over-rode any need for more sleep that might have existed . |
| 9 | Er Selby have as I und as I can see it today , failed to establish any need for the bid for two hundred two hundred and fifty hectares which they 've put forward . |
| 10 | They were also quizzing friends to establish any reason for the ordeal . |
| 11 | The Japanese government had indicated a willingness to provide " economic co-operation " to compensate for its colonization of Korea from 1910 to 1945 , but refused to accept any liability for the post-1945 period . |
| 12 | I had never been able to persuade her to accept any money for her kindness and tried to reciprocate by doing any small repairs she needed to her flat , and by supplying occasional tickets for the theatre , for the tennis at Wimbledon , and for the races at Epsom . |
| 13 | ‘ That 's because America right now is a powder keg , ’ says Singleton , who refuses to accept any blame for the violent response to his film . |
| 14 | And it was proving almost impossible to secure any exhibition for Saturday Night and Sunday Morning until a booking became available at a London showcase cinema , and the audience turnout proved this was a film with legs . |
| 15 | You do n't need any equipment for this game but you do need to know the points of the compass . |
| 16 | ‘ I bought the Rhythm Nation video to have a look , but you do n't need any skill for what they do . |
| 17 | But what you 're actually going to find is that what they 've divorced themselves from is the assistance and the technical help that comes from the County Council , and whilst you may have your teachers trained up to a certain point you therefore have at that particular time you you have them fully trained , and then you say oh well I do n't need any training for the next couple of years so I can step back and save on that area . |
| 18 | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he has any plans for the expansion of the coal industry in Scotland ; and if he will make a statement . |
| 19 | If Lord 's has any thoughts for the anxiety felt by the families at the thought of England 's players running a gauntlet of violence for 11 weeks the tour should be called of . |
| 20 | Its aim is to see whether safeguards such as standards for prison conditions , independent inspectorates , and independent tribunals in internal disciplinary hearings , make any difference to the ‘ quality of life ’ of inmates or to the good running of the prisons , and whether a failure in the effectiveness of any one safeguard has any consequences for the effectiveness of others . |
| 21 | It 's the recession nobody has any money for that kind of thing … |
| 22 | And even if you did find a houngan , he most probably would n't agree to talk to you , since no one here has any sympathies for the blancs who have always exploited us . ’ |
| 23 | They are always made aware of their temporary status on being recruited , but sometimes the only other difference between them and other members of the workforce is that the trade unions within the organisation have consented in advance not to contest the employer 's right to dismiss them once he feels he no longer has any work for them . |
| 24 | According to the Science Policy Research Unit at Sussex University , less than 1 per cent of research carried out in the developed countries has any significance for the developing world , and half that research effort is devoted to military and related activities . |
| 25 | None of these references to smoking and cigarettes has any significance for the plot : they are paid advertising aimed mainly at children . |
| 26 | In Chapter 1 I referred to the changing attitude among the leaders of Eurocommunism towards the institutions of Western democracy , and their radical reconsideration of the Leninist model of a revolutionary working-class party , which was elaborated in specific historical circumstances and no longer has any relevance for the politics of socialist parties , particularly in the advanced industrial societies . |
| 27 | When asked if has any hope for the future Bruce Harris smiles and replies : ‘ If you promise to keep writing I do . ’ |
| 28 | However , the Hon. Member for Caernarfon ( Mr. Wigley ) was called twice , so I do not think that he has any cause for complaint . |
| 29 | She has any eye for detail and a steady hand to piece it all together . |
| 30 | It is actually questionable whether the locational analysis of Old English place-name elements has any validity for early Anglo-Saxon settlement patterns . |