Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv prt] any [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It does not follow that Parliament had the same intention when , whatever criteria are adopted , all spaces in the school will be filled in any event . |
| 2 | It soon became reasonably certain that I had n't picked up any kind of tails or bugs , and so I could begin to relax . |
| 3 | ‘ The Serious Crime Squad come down , and sometimes I 'm told when they 're on my patch , most times I 'm not , they keep the Manor House under observation , on and off , but they 've not picked up any scent of him . |
| 4 | Fortunately , after a visit to hospital he was found not to have picked up any poison . |
| 5 | Refer to the compliance unit if the client is an audit client or if there is a possibility that the UK firm has carried out any work for the client in the past . |
| 6 | The test can be carried out any time of day — there is no need to use the first morning urine — and its results are not affected by medicines such as pain relievers , antibiotics or the contraceptive pill . |
| 7 | Division by two can be carried out any number o times by using more bistables . |
| 8 | ‘ And I have never turned down any woman for a job on the grounds that she might go and get married , or have a baby , thus necessitating six months ’ paid maternity leave . ’ |
| 9 | Medical immigration from the European Community and elsewhere , which has previously made up any shortage of local graduates , is stable and unlikely to increase . |
| 10 | British invisible foreign earnings from financial services were the largest in the world and for long had made up any deficit on visible trade . |
| 11 | God knows how much there still is down there ; I 've seen great stacks and bales of it still with the Royal Navy markings on it , and I 've dreamed up any number of ways of getting at it , but short of tunnelling in from the shed and taking the cordite out from the back , so that the bales looked untouched from the inside of the cellar , I do n't see how I could do it . |
| 12 | We have not as yet got out any form of formal consultation process , erm , but obviously erm , if erm , if that 's what members er , of this Committee wish , erm , then we would do so , and we would be advised as to whether that should be in advance of P and R , or whether members would wish to wait for the , the results of P and R Committee before formally embarking on , on consultation there . |
| 13 | It means that changes in productivity have more than wiped out any potential for increased employment through growth in production . |
| 14 | I myself have long given up any hope of a more permanent relationship . ’ |
| 15 | There was no immediate sign of an answer , but after Creggan had given up any hope of a reply and was looking at the path lights beginning to come on in the Park outside the Zoo there was a subtle shift of talons in Slorne 's cage , a gentle shift of wings , the swiftest of meek glances , and Creggan , too late to catch the look full on , yet sensed that in her mute way Slorne was saying ‘ Yes , oh yes , you were right to predict her return ’ This knowledge that another eagle there believed his prediction had been right gave Creggan comfort in those first weeks in the Cages . |
| 16 | I 'm thinking actually of here in the university itself , we 've got three different groups in those areas that are now collaborating , and I think we 've got a good chance of _ especially in the area of schools curricula — but also in the area , I think , of helping business people , and I 'm thinking now of senior management , who might be your and my age , Brian , for whom computers did n't exist when we went through university or college , erm who 've probably more or less given up any hope of understanding it and understanding the computer boffins who have taken over — almost taken over the company at times , one suspects . |
| 17 | Though the unit had long since given up any pretence of cooling the room , it did turn out to have a curious talent for magnifying the pigeons ' footfalls so that their tap dance rang out like a drum-roll at six every morning . |
| 18 | D'Alembord had quite given up any attempt to dance . |
| 19 | and this is compounded by the fact that the executive branch has given up any attempt to control the military-industrial complex . |
| 20 | Soon the chewed mass has sponged up any moisture left and your dry tongue is clanging against the side of your mouth like the great bell of Notre Dame . |
| 21 | I take that view because the point has never been decided by this court or in the House of Lords and , as I have explained above , this court , in considering whether private corporations can sue for libel at common law , has not laid down any principle which is conclusive of the point raised in this case . |
| 22 | I say this because a few days ago Spurs were linked with a different ( Swedish ) defender , so may have pulled out any interest . |
| 23 | Yeah all the film bloke 's have way of doing it , which he , he probably would of found out any way . |
| 24 | Home Secretary Kenneth Clarke ordered the review , despite telling MPs yesterday : ‘ If officials had found out any information about Mr Clinton it would not have been given out . ’ |
| 25 | It would be surprising if less prosperous sections of the community had not been equally attacked by disease at this time , and casualties of that extent would certainly have set back any recovery of the population . |
| 26 | The changes that have been taking place in Latin America and the economic growth that the region has experienced have not brought about any redistribution of income in favour of the low-income groups , the trend has been if anything slightly towards a greater polarisation of wealth . |
| 27 | I was turning to people I did n't know that well and confiding in them , and I could have been led down any garden path . |
| 28 | ‘ The building could have gone up any minute , ’ said police . |
| 29 | Labour 's victory , widely predicted but with a smaller swing than they had hoped for , essentially ruled out any chance of a snap poll . |
| 30 | BOGOTA ( Reuter ) — The Colombian government said it had rejected an offer last year from drug traffickers to give up the drug trade in exchange for not being extradited to the US , and firmly ruled out any dialogue with the traffickers . |