Example sentences of "[conj] [to-vb] any [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A mind like hers had never been trained to encompass a vast concept or to accommodate any larger vision than what she could see with half-closed eyes . |
| 2 | He would not be made to read , in fact , or to perform any formal educational exercises ; nor would he be crammed with useless theorizing . |
| 3 | 7.7.6 to give notice to the Landlord immediately upon the happening of any event which might affect any insurance policy on or relating to the Premises or upon the happening of any event against which the Landlord may have insured under this Lease The following amendment should be considered : … immediately upon becoming aware of the happening of any event … 7.7.7 immediately to inform the Landlord in writing of any conviction judgment or finding of any court or tribunal relating to the Tenant ( or any director other officer or major shareholder of the Tenant ) of such a nature as to be likely to affect the decision of any insurer or underwriter to grant or to continue any such insurance The requirement to notify the landlord in respect of convictions should be deleted for the reason stated above . |
| 4 | The Cleveland Inquiry ( Secretary of State for Social Services , 1988 ) noted that : ‘ It has been impossible from the evidence provided to the Inquiry to arrive at any consensus or to obtain any reliable figures of the general prevalence of sexual abuse of children in the country or in Clevelend ’ ( p.4 ) and later comments that : ‘ We are strongly of the opinion that great caution should be exercised at the present time in accepting percentages as to the prevalence and incidence of sexual abuse . |
| 5 | Ultimately , de Gaulle 's aim was not to destroy communism or to meet any other specific threat . |
| 6 | This investigation , extending over three months , has failed to provide any clue to the present whereabouts of the subject or to suggest any immediate reason why she left her home and family … |
| 7 | The drafter may wish stipulations not to be " of the essence " , or to avoid any possible dispute about the consequences of a failure to perform . |
| 8 | These authorities suggest that a promise to pay money , or to do any other act , in a certain event but without any express or implied request to the promisee to bring about , or to promise to bring about , that event , is made without consideration . |
| 9 | And so I would n't want to be er asked to interpret any one line of this in particular , or to put any particular nuance on it because then you would say aha but that 's not what we believe . |
| 10 | The main ways of reducing indoor exposure to radon are to make the floor a better barrier or to divert any seeping radon to the open air . |
| 11 | The British government was too embroiled in its Suez adventure to take a stand , or to have any moral ground to stand on . |
| 12 | Stavrogin ca n't , and in our definitive text does n't , claim to be a decent man or to have any other thing to be ; all his letter indicates is a deathlike mime or sleepwalk within behaviour patterns determined by upbringing , class , and kind . |
| 13 | The plaintiff did not seek to question the correctness of an assessment or to have any underlying issue of fact adjudicated , but disputed the Revenue 's right to seek to vary the existing assessments by bringing s 485 into operation . |
| 14 | It is clear from the negotiations , and from subsequent events , that Mr Antoniades did not intend in February 1985 , immediately or contemporaneously , to share occupation or to authorise any other person to deprive Mr Villiers and Miss Bridger of exclusive occupation of the flat . |
| 15 | The corporate approach is a management instrument that can be used to serve or to oppose any particular external interests ’ ( Stewart J 1983 : 172 — 3 ) . |
| 16 | You can not be compelled to commit , or be a party to , a criminal offence or to undertake any other unlawful act ( such as , in one reported case , procuring prostitutes for the firm 's customers ) , nor can you be forced to put yourself in immediate physical danger . |
| 17 | Much of the shambles is of the Government 's own making , because of their singular inability and unwillingness to enforce the law of the land or to show any real leadership in promoting reform . |
| 18 | The financial problems of the elderly differ from one person to another as widely as do their health problems , so it is not possible to lay down any hard and fast rules , or to produce any magical solutions . |
| 19 | No action has been taken against those responsible for the shootings or to introduce any official regulations on the use of firearms by law enforcement personnel . |
| 20 | Underlying the principle of geographical distribution is more than merely a notion of fairness or equity , for it seems that to exclude any administrative area might be to risk offending the divisional authorities in a way which would be unhelpful to the project as a whole . |
| 21 | This was very sensible advice since such was the popularity of Coronation Street that a great many people would have preferred to view it than to exercise any electoral function . |
| 22 | There had been so much misfortune that to endure any more would be as a dumb beast might endure it ; and what would become of Dinah and the child ? |
| 23 | All my work , whether original or adapted , has been written more for personal reasons than to fit any perceived format or genre . |
| 24 | But O'Neil 's line is more for effect than to express any real fears . |
| 25 | So complex and unpredictable is the work that to articulate any formal course of instruction which would remotely address the variety and nature of the problems routinely encountered is thought hardly possible . |
| 26 | However , it soon became clear that , not only are Indian gaols so varied that to describe any one is to create a false picture , but a description of ‘ conditions ’ alone would give readers outside India little real insight into the country 's prison system or how it is experienced by inmates . |
| 27 | Company relocation policies seldom make any special provision for employees moving out of high-cost housing areas to areas where house prices are low , except to review any special allowances which had been paid to ease hardship resulting from living in an expensive area . |
| 28 | Though there are a few anomalous features in this framing ( and the sceptic is well aware how often unscrupulous dealers have altered or exchanged such items for the sake of a sale ) it is nevertheless easier to believe that it is original than to contrive any coherent explanation . |
| 29 | Charity knew that to protest any more would only undermine her credibility . |
| 30 | This agreement , in the form of a declaration by governments to change their criminal law , would mean placing an obligation on banks to check the identity of any customer carrying out a one-off transaction worth more than 15,000 European currency units ( ECU1.00=US$1.37255 as at Dec. 17 , 1990 ) , and to report any suspicious dealings to the national authorities . |