Example sentences of "do any " in BNC.
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| 1 | SPD still fails to ride the wave : Setbacks for Chancellor Kohl and his team have not convinced voters the Social Democrats would do any better , writes John Eisenhammer |
| 2 | ‘ It is n't just long steady runs — in fact I did n't do any more plodding about before Twin Cities than I do for my 10,000m training . |
| 3 | If Alex James just ran up and down the pitch a couple of times and said , ‘ Right , that 's my lot for today ’ , Whittaker knew the reason he could n't do any more was because his legs were covered in bruises , as they frequently were . |
| 4 | If we must be so very careful , then , in using what people write about themselves , would we do any better to turn to what other people have to write ? |
| 5 | Sorry I ca n't do any better . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ We can scarcely do any better in terms of results we 're winning regularly , we 're second in the League , still in the Cup … but given what 's happening off the pitch , it 's a bloody miracle we 're not bottom . ’ |
| 7 | The old Royal adage of never complain , never explain just wo n't do any longer . |
| 8 | The weather , and I like entertaining , I could n't do any when I lived with my Mum-in-law … . |
| 9 | Psychologism , through its influence in marriage guidance and churches , and also through its effects in the world of work — in personnel management , for example — is able to link the two spheres in a way religion used to be able to do but can not do any longer . |
| 10 | I do n't think a president would do any better and certainly would n't be any cheaper . ’ |
| 11 | Her father respected her wishes , and declared that from that day on , they were all brothers , and no one would do any harm to any chimpanzee . |
| 12 | Ernest and Rosie tried to make a start on the repairs , but by then she had discovered that she was pregnant , and Ernest would not let her do any work that might involve strenuous effort . |
| 13 | Er , the economic situation is is entirely their fault , er , not that I 'm saying that the Labour would do any better , but erm I 'd like to see a bit more er , a bit more opposition from the er , from the Labour party and er , not so much direct action , but saying , you know , things do not have to be like this ! |
| 14 | " You 've done all right so far , Ian , and I do n't see that we could do any better . |
| 15 | It does mean that they ca n't improve themselves by any small land therefore likely ! evolutionary step : none of their immediate neighbours in the local equivalent of ‘ biomorph space ’ would do any better . |
| 16 | It can not do any better than this since this is the iso-vote line which is tangential to the relevant Phillips curve . |
| 17 | Then the Prince came up and had a try and he did n't do any better . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ County ambulances are on their way , but we 'll do any first aid we can . ’ |
| 19 | Can you do any better ? |
| 20 | ‘ But I do n't think Labour would do any better . ’ |
| 21 | In the short-term it might work as a morale-booster for players to see a fresh face , but in the long-term I do n't think anybody else could do any better than Howard . |
| 22 | Now , if you had an opportunity of glancing at the leaflet already you will have seen that the leader for this July 's er , weekend is is Mr Henry and , I do n't think I can do any better than to spend two minutes of the time that we 've got in asking Henry if he would say a word or two of introduction to the theme for this year . |
| 23 | Yes , see who I mean I ca n't think of anybody who 's in the reserves who could do any better than the lot that are in , in at the moment . |
| 24 | Well they ca n't do any they ca n't do anything for me I 'm an I 'm an awkward sod ! |
| 25 | You ca n't do any better than this ? |