Example sentences of "[pron] at any [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although neither Mrs Chalmers , the light-bulb lady , nor old Frank who does tyres and drives the Recovery , work Sundays , Pa is always ready to collect vehicles himself at any time , night and day , weekends included . |
| 2 | A famous early Christian image compared the universe to a tune which at any moment the creator might choose to end with silence . |
| 3 | Sarah , in her turn , must have experienced something of the warmth of feeling which can link one human being to another , but now , all that was left was a fierce possessiveness , veined with jealousy which at any moment could flare into hatred . |
| 4 | He held the book out between finger and thumb as if it contained some dangerous virus which at any moment could threaten the whole school . |
| 5 | He could be looking at a device which at any moment could be activated by a radio-operated switch . |
| 6 | A gun which at any elevation from point blank to five degrees could stand two hundred rounds without a strain , at thirty degrees would almost certainly burst before fifty rounds had been fired . |
| 7 | 7.4 Whenever any sum of money is recoverable from or payable by you to us as a result of the operation of any of these conditions or any breach by you of the same , such sum may be deducted by us from any sum then due or which at any time thereafter may become due to you under any other order or transaction placed or entered into by us with you . |
| 8 | And should she at any time be incapacitated , Henry had to bring the books to her , and she would scrutinise every penny that went out or came in . |
| 9 | Only she did n't need to think about it , not really , not about the lovemaking itself at any rate — it was indelibly printed on her mind in glorious Technicolor . |
| 10 | A lease , because of the involvement of the landlord ( who is not or who at any rate in his capacity as landlord is not a member of the firm ) , needs not only an appropriate declaration that the named partners joined as lessees hold the term on trust but also : ( a ) a declaration that possession of the demised premises by partners who are not trustees of the lease shall not by itself constitute a breach of the usual covenants against parting with or sharing possession ; ( b ) a provision which dispenses with the landlord 's consent ( or makes it automatic ) to an assignment of the demised premises to partners other than the original lessees or to the vesting of the premises in new trustees for the firm . |
| 11 | I thought of us as the little princes in the Tower , and of the city of London as the cruel torturer Hubert who at any moment might come and put out our poetic eyes . |
| 12 | The National Consumer Council saw the need for a greater effort , particularly in regard to funding , to give advice to the 560,000 households in Britain who at any time had three or more ‘ problem debts ’ , and the 170,000 who had five or more . |
| 13 | " Who at any time has been alone with the body ? " |
| 14 | In addition it must give the names of all persons who at any time during the financial year were directors of the company and describe the principal activities of the company and its subsidiaries and any changes therein during the course of the year . |
| 15 | ‘ Another chopper should be along for you at any minute , old chap , but why not go and wait in your van until it arrives ? ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Remember , the range on this thing is quite long enough for me to dispose of you at any moment should you try to desert me or plot against me . ’ |
| 17 | As far as I see , all is well : you at any rate are serene … . |
| 18 | All of us at John Fowler Holidays will be pleased to see you at any time and hope to have the pleasure of giving you a good holiday . |
| 19 | A serious accident could happen to you at any time today , tomorrow , next year . |
| 20 | ‘ You can resign in the complete knowledge that should you ever want to come back there will be a position here for you at any time . ’ |
| 21 | I think we certainly agree with you in terms of locality , and it 's open to you at any time , I would have thought , to be in touch with Katherine , and say , ‘ Would you follow up on x or y ’ . |
| 22 | Did you at any stage draw your revolver ? |
| 23 | Did you at any stage take the revolver out of the holster ? |
| 24 | But we believe we know what at this moment the country wants , and we believe it is for us in our strength to do what no other party can do at this moment and to say that we at any rate stand for peace … |
| 25 | Better than the knobbly knees one at any rate . |
| 26 | In 1989 , a third of the British workforce have had no training whatsoever at any stage of their working lives . |
| 27 | Day by day her bewilderment increased , and , such was the fascination exercised upon the mind by these anarchic powers , she might find herself at any step allured in folly , and dizzily unaware of her plight . |
| 28 | Seated where he is , Rhys Williams knows one false move could mean the might of God descending on him at any moment . |
| 29 | When , for example , a solicitor is recruited as a specialist to head up a new department it would be appropriate to seek some commitment from him at any rate in the medium term . |
| 30 | I saw him a lot at the Ehukai Beach Park where he was based , but only managed to talk to him at any length at a party in the hills . |