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Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [verb] any " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	Sadly , I failed daily to get any of the pilots to use the Link , so I used the periods myself and , in time , overcame my shortcomings in bad-weather flying , I am convinced to this day that those stolen trips in the Link could well have prolonged my flying life in later years .
2	Under the terms of a final communiqué issued on June 26 all the factions agreed to implement an indefinite ceasefire and promised not to receive any further foreign military aid .
3	When she promised not to attend any more meetings without his permission , they were reconciled , but he died the same night , probably of a heart attack , with only Agnes in the house .
4	In the indenture , Gloucester undertook to be the earl 's good and faithful lord and promised not to claim any office or fee granted to the earl by the king or others and not to take into his service any men retained by the earl .
5	In the indenture , Gloucester undertook to be the earl 's good and faithful lord and promised not to claim any office or fee granted to the earl by the king or others and not to take into his service any men retained by the earl .
6	Erm was it only you that he phoned not to bring any scripts .
7	In the last six articles I tried not to describe any canoeing technique as right or wrong .
8	I tried not to give any extra weight to the explanations or justifications made by one individual rather than another .
9	Bathsheba tried not to show any expression on her face .
10	‘ In fact , I think it might be better if we tried not to have any more contact with each other , do n't you ? ’
11	I tried never to throw any food away .
12	Omar al-Bashir , concluded a two-day official visit to Kampala during which Uganda and Sudan signed a non-aggression treaty , in terms of which they also agreed not to allow any hostile armed activity in common border areas .
13	She 'd not given any address but the stamp had a WC1 postmark .
14	No news for 6 months then she came along with an anal fissure , she 'd not had any stomach problems and in fact had only taken the Arg Nit LM3 for 2 or 3 days till the headache went .
15	Yet when I placed the first hot pad on to the boy 's twisted left leg he seemed not to feel any pain ; I supposed the pain of the spasms had made him impervious to a lesser pain .
16	Clare wondered suspiciously why this sensationally good-looking man seemed not to have any New Year 's plans .
17	He 'd already lost any respect or hope he 'd once had for Changez .
18	Her head throbbed in rhythm with her bruises , yet she 'd hardly noticed any of it downstairs .
19	Later in the interview , people were asked whether they 'd ever had any kind of problem or difficulty over any credit arrangements .
20	The fellow continued his work replying coolly , " If I 'd ever had any brains Captain , I should n't have been here now ! "
21	Of course , if I 'd really had any sense I would n't have been there in the first place .
22	Other marches against racism were organized in many cities in the course of November , notably in Bonn on Nov. 14 when demonstrators came out to oppose any change of the Basic w'sgenerous asylum provisions and to urge stronger action to protect refugees .
23	It was quite amazing really because we 'd never seen any of these things before .
24	She 'd never met any man before who could make her feel so disquieted .
25	I 'd never done any of that before either .
26	I 'd never heard any of my mother 's friends talk like that .
27	He said : ‘ It was something I 'd never given any thought to , but it was nice to be asked , and when the Ulster Branch were happy to accept my nomination I was delighted to take up the offer .
28	I envied you that day the way I 'd never envied any other man ; just for having her beside you .
29	She 'd never had any more until the inspector had come to say she must go back to London .
30	As I said , part of Barny 's problem was that he 'd never had any contact with people at all , and by the time I got him it was too late .