Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] any [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The threats to children to silence colleagues who , far braver than he had ever been , asked the uncomfortable question , or asked any question at all . |
| 2 | Once again , no party except ours seems to have grasped this simple point or made any proposal to act on it . |
| 3 | Even if this were so , the implication has been made by catholic school supporters that catholic schools have not promoted or reinforced any measure of prejudice , and that no other possible type of school could improve on them ( Daly 1975 ) . |
| 4 | My ward is Braintree East and the only person who came round or dropped any literature in was Mr Elwyn Bishop for the Labour Party . |
| 5 | Blissfully unaware that the full panoply of America 's military might was about to deliver him up to the majesty of American justice , President Reagan 's token terrorist was welcomed aboard Skunk Kilo by an undercover FBI team that was so wrought up by the occasion that in placing Younis under arrest they managed to break both his wrists , though he offered no resistance or showed any enthusiasm for the 12-mile swim back to Limassol . |
| 6 | Slave masters strode through the crowds of men and women whipping them if they slowed down or showed any interest in the travellers . |
| 7 | As amended in 1965 , it covered any person who in any public place or at any public meeting used threatening , abusive , or insulting words or behaviour or distributed or displayed any writing , sign , or other visible representation which was threatening , abusive , or insulting . |
| 8 | A total of 87 per cent of those surveyed had not seen or heard any information on recent warnings across the country . |
| 9 | She refused to let him come with her , but reluctantly agreed that either he or Shelley could call and see her every day before she went out or undertook any exercise other than gentle walking . |
| 10 | Having helped the farmer with his labours , the fenoderee , like all brownies , should not be thanked or offered any gifts , for he will be greatly offended and leave at once . |
| 11 | He no longer went to church , or saw any friends . |
| 12 | And note 62/6/2 emphasises that ‘ the right of a mortgagee to his costs of a redemption or foreclosure suit is a matter of contract and not in the discretion of the court , except where he has ‘ unreasonably instituted or carried on or resisted any proceedings . ’ ’ |
| 13 | Other features of the phenomena which can not be treated in this way are ignored or denied any narrative or causal significance . |
| 14 | When I signed up for the trip I really did n't know just what to expect ; when I got my packet information I wondered how I would stand up to it but I soon found I adjusted very well and even though I had never slept in a tent in a tent in a sleeping bag or had any experience canoeing I did OK . |
| 15 | None of the patients were alcoholic or had any history of small intestinal disease , gastric operation , or small bowel resection and had not lost more than 10% of body weight in the six months preceding the study . |
| 16 | Or had any right to . |
| 17 | I just signed forms to say that I was no longer responsible or had any claim on the property or whatever . |
| 18 | Pauline Kael in The New Yorker felt that if Ben , who had nothing to communicate , had ‘ said anything or had any ideas , the audience would probably hate him … |
| 19 | But very few had ever been to sea or had any desire to do so or had anything in common with seamen . |
| 20 | That obligation , it was contended , arose although the original tenant never authorised , or knew of , or had any connection whatever with , the agreement or other process whereby the amount of the new rent was determined . |
| 21 | Nobody I have talked to thought he had any ‘ side ’ , or curried any favours . |
| 22 | Sir John died seven years ago , but in all that time Lavinia has not increased Benedict 's allowance , as she might well have done , nor made any provision for his accommodation , other than saying that he might live at Merchiston Lodge if he chose . ’ |
| 23 | He has not spoken to the child 's mother , Monika Kocanek , nor made any attempt to see the baby since her birth . |
| 24 | But the longer she stared at that tiny betraying smudge , the more she realised that it was the only explanation that made any sense at all . |
| 25 | Yet — there was an enduring lone voice among the internal babble which held out strong and true for Dane , and somehow its message was the only one that made any sense . |
| 26 | Had n't he understood that she had given herself to him for the only reason that made any sense to her . |
| 27 | The central problem developed when the participatory nature of ritual was destroyed and replaced with a concept of a god who had no need for the feelings of people , who was placed above them in ways that made any behaviour other than worship and penitence irrelevant . |
| 28 | Inevitably , though , these were not the questions that made any impact on the ‘ mainland ’ electoral agenda . |
| 29 | The blackness enveloped so warm and close and , I believed , extended infinitely away from the street on all sides , something that made any street plan impossible . |
| 30 | Monique Javer also pulled a bad one out of the hat , and lost 6–1 , 6–0 to Fernandez with a performance that lacked any hint of a challenge . |