Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [verb] any [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I wrote to the Secretary of State for the Environment and was told that it was really a matter for the chief environmental officer of the local authority , but when I took the matter up with the local environmental officer , his response — and it is to his credit that he responded — was , ’ Well , it may be bad , but it is not really so bad that I must take any action . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I should think any man would , ’ she returned quietly . |
| 3 | ‘ I think I might believe any number . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I 'll answer any question for five pounds ! ’ he called . |
| 5 | I 'll get any bugger into trouble if I can . |
| 6 | So that 's rather nice I do n't think I 'll have any difficulty selling the tickets for that . |
| 7 | I 'll have any man who says that hanged , drawn and quartered ! ’ |
| 8 | I 'll have any sort but that . |
| 9 | Well I do n't think those I 'll cut any thing but paper , you 'll have to get . |
| 10 | I 'll kill any man she dates . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I 'll kill any man who touches you , Isabel . |
| 12 | But it could easily be another points bore , Eubank admitting worryingly : ‘ I 'll win any way I can and if that means running then I 'll run . ’ |
| 13 | I 'll fight any man |
| 14 | ‘ Sometimes I think I could make any man fancy me , ’ she told Chat magazine . |
| 15 | You see , I could do any sum in my head that Rebecca Salmon had to write out in longhand ; it used to drive her potty . |
| 16 | My Heart bleeds to see the Concern he is in ; and it would be the utmost Satisfaction to me , if I could hope any thing of mine could contribute to his comfortable Subsistence in his old Age : I therefore beg of you to take the Key of my Buroe ; and if any thing is to be made of my poor Papers , that you will , for my sake , endeavour to promote a Subscription for his Benefit , which you so kindly have propos 'd for mine |
| 17 | Sure , I could adapt any song and get away with it , but I ca n't say I 'd be as satisfied doing it that way , and I certainly would n't choose to interpret those things on one guitar . ’ |
| 18 | If I could have any day of my life over again , at the price of my right arm , it would be that day ! |
| 19 | I became a very good eyeballer , and I could read any line on any green . |
| 20 | Sure , I could use any investment that 's floating around . |
| 21 | The highest percentage of useful material I could find any editor to admit to was around 25 per cent and some quite literally stated that they did not bother with PR material at all . |
| 22 | ‘ Every month , on my fertile day , I get the feeling that I could grab any man and try to get pregnant — I know it 's a fantasy . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I do n't think he 's thinking of marrying , but even if he asked me , I 'd refuse him , as I 'd refuse any man . ’ |
| 24 | I 'm offering you everything I can , Folly ; and it 's a damn sight more than I ever thought I 'd offer any woman . |
| 25 | I ca n't worry my husband because he 's not well and I do n't want him to think I 'd make any difference . |
| 26 | I 'd welcome any information you can give me . |
| 27 | I 'd welcome any information you can give me . |
| 28 | ‘ I 'd defend any member of my family whose integrity was challenged , ’ she said passionately . |
| 29 | I 'd appreciate any advice as I do want to help her overcome her fears and enjoy life again . |
| 30 | I 'd batter any German who came down our street , and all me neighbours say the same . ’ |