Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [adv] [verb] any " in BNC.
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| 1 | If , therefore , the lexical meaning of the verb has any negative or hypothetical value then by that very fact the speaker wholly or conditionally withdraws any assurance that the adjectival property will hold factually . |
| 2 | Had you broken them in properly or carefully plastered any sore areas beforehand ? |
| 3 | Moving slowly and cautiously so as not to rip any of the rubber components of their diving suits , they passed in file into a compartment not more than four feet in height but almost twenty feet in length , extending from the nose cone , under the flight deck and then several feet beyond . |
| 4 | Ruth saw thrown spears hang in the air as if floating in water , and she thrust herself down into the grass , her face in her hands so as not to see any more . |
| 5 | Sam 's porridge bowl was fuller than usual — Ma Bombie 's hand being even more unsteady than normal — so he was walking very slowly so as not to spill any . |
| 6 | Dispose of it carefully ( preferably not down the toilet ! ) so as not to spill any semen . |
| 7 | She asked him to come to her room so as not to overhear any more , and then they went downstairs in an express lift : a glass-and-gilt beetle that hurtled the twenty-eight floors in nine and a half seconds . |
| 8 | I detest Santiago de Torres , Under-Secretary at the Ministry of Culture , ‘ who personally blocked all possible sources of information ’ , so as not to present any obstacle to the successful removal of that shoal of piranha fish that is ‘ Guernica ’ . |
| 9 | They walked on grass , so as not to make any noise on the road . |
| 10 | It is an institution which until recently my fellow countrymen valued so highly as willingly to pay any price needful for its preservation . |
| 11 | Section 14 of the Military Lands Act 1892 set out the general enabling power , but then went on to provide ‘ that no bylaws promulgated under this section shall authorise the Secretary of State to take away or prejudicially affect any right of common ’ . |
| 12 | The standard molar enthalpy of oxidation of hydrogen could refer to any of the three balanced chemical equations shown above and thus have any one of the three widely differing values shown above . |
| 13 | Even naked , Leo did n't at all seem at a disadvantage , and , as she watched the two men , she finally and forever dispelled any lingering feeling she might have had for Ryan . |
| 14 | If you do n't think they will be , you can enter the competition anyway but not waste any energy on hoping for an award . |
| 15 | ‘ The group has issued a communiqué setting out its general aims , but has not as yet made any specific demands . |
| 16 | It is noteworthy that this author has not as yet published any papers relating to his thesis , and so authors wishing to refer to his work have no choice but to cite the original thesis . |
| 17 | Obviously our public opinion would bitterly and rightly resent any delay in getting our men home , or any infliction of unnecessary hardship on them , and if the choice is between hardship to our men and death to the Russians the choice is plain . " |
| 18 | ( iii ) been a director or member of or a beneficial owner of any share in a recognised body which directly or indirectly owned any share in another recognised body which held or received clients ' money ; |
| 19 | CLARENCE is the Customer Lighting And Roads Enquiry Centre , a service centre set up to allow you to quickly and easily report any road and lighting defects and hazards . |
| 20 | Mr Welsh said : ‘ I unequivocally and utterly condemn any acts of violence in pursuit of political aims . |
| 21 | Did n't you hear a couple of the men warning me to be careful on the way home and not start any arguments with you ? ’ |
| 22 | It was decisive and at times attracted public support because she seemed to be taking action which the public overwhelmingly thought was right but never thought any government would have the nerve to carry out . |
| 23 | While the accuser asserts that deliberate malice is involved , the accused protests his innocence , politely but firmly disclaiming any malevolent intentions . |
| 24 | Visitors are being asked to be on their guard against fire and not to use stoves ; to dispose of cigarette ends and matches carefully and immediately report any sign of fire to the fire brigade . |
| 25 | The hallmark of Wyllie 's All Blacks is the ability to drive the ball forward repeatedly at close quarters , sucking in the defence before opening up and ruthlessly exploit any gaps . |
| 26 | I just packed up and never thought any more about it . |
| 27 | For desk work the pupils should be in a place from which they can most clearly and easily see any demonstration or illustration work that is being shown . |
| 28 | 10.3 The Tenant acknowledges that [ its ] obligations under this agreement and the Lease shall not be affected or lessened in any way by the fact that there may now or subsequently exist any Restrictions and the Tenant shall with effect from the Possession Date comply with and indemnify the Landlord in respect of any liability under any Restrictions ( whether made before or after the Possession Date ) save in so far as such liability arises from failure by the Landlord to comply with [ its ] obligations under clause 2.2.2 It need hardly be said that the tenant 's solicitor should make all usual inquiries to ascertain whether any such restrictions exist at the date of the agreement . |
| 29 | Erm some women tend to have more pitch variation and they 're more emotional so they 're more likely to use encouraging tones er which can sometimes be seen to be slightly patronizing , whereas boys think it 's soppy to be emotional or expressive way , so that if you 're in school and you 're asking people to read out in class , erm a girl would be more likely to be more expressive , whereas a boy would be a little bit more monotonous , and just sort of read it out and not put any emotion into it . |
| 30 | and he 's always like bouncing all these lines out angrily and never got any expression or feeling but Oh God |