Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [verb] any [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His lips traced the curves his finger had explored , and then he delved sensuously deeper , his tongue finding hers and abruptly intensifying the embrace , as if the intimacy of their tongues together had driven any intentions of reserve and restraint from his mind … |
| 2 | He gained a reputation as the Buster Keaton of the cricket world , a man who rarely seemed to have any expression on his face and who was not one for the excited cavortings that greet the fall of a wicket ; yet behind the mask a good deal of thought was given to his bowling , and he was liked and respected by his fellow players . |
| 3 | I just wanted to compete any time , anywhere . |
| 4 | His old friend Barfield ruefully suggested that ‘ at a certain stage in his life he deliberately ceased to take any interest in himself except as a kind of spiritual animus taking stock of his moral faults … |
| 5 | The seemingly boundless confidence of Mr Milosevic and his allies was not unconnected with the fact that until 1991 most of the rest of the world still seemed to reject any loosening of the bonds — controlled by the Serbs — that kept the existing Yugoslavia together . |
| 6 | Yet the government survived until March 1979 because it always managed to win any vote of confidence . |
| 7 | Holmes , for example , whose textbook ‘ Principles of physical geology ’ was used by generations of geology students , once had a paper rejected by the Geological Society of London , and thereafter refused to submit any papers to any of that body 's journals , throughout a very long and prolific career . |
| 8 | Each also undertook to halt any act of aggression against the other 's territory , and to settle the issue of the prisoners of war still being held by each side . |
| 9 | Although desperately tired both had pushed any thoughts of sleep from their minds , though after checking in at the hotel , the Vendome … chosen for its proximity to the station … , they had each taken a long , refreshing shower before meeting up again for a late breakfast in the dining room . |
| 10 | While officers struggled with each other to improve their own positions they often united to block any attempts at reform by the Crown . |
| 11 | Senior officials inevitably tended to view any proposals for constitutional reform or institutional innovation according to the impact that would be made upon their own position and that of their clientele . |
| 12 | Perhaps if she flatly refused to give any details … |
| 13 | Fortunately neither had raised any objection to this arrangement , but Sophia could not help fearing that there might be difficulties . |
| 14 | And no-one else had raised any objection . |
| 15 | They never expected to see any freedom in their lifetime . |
| 16 | But he never tried to take any food from the other children . |
| 17 | The only wooden stairs that never seemed to make any noise were those inch-thick slabs in modern public buildings ; house stairs always took pleasure in announcing to everybody what you were doing . |
| 18 | He was a legit , braceleted , but he never seemed to have any money , and somehow he seemed to avoid the gangs , legit and illegit , that roamed the upper Levels . |
| 19 | ‘ One of the reasons you went to the cinema when I was a teenager was to pick up girls , but I never seemed to have any luck . |
| 20 | Sammy slept under the navigator 's table and never seemed to have any reaction to the gyration of the aircraft or the attention of the natives with their flak and fighters outside . |
| 21 | I never did have any ambitions really — I never did want to do anything . |
| 22 | ‘ On my soul , ’ sighed Thomas , injured but patient , ‘ 1 never did see any fellow could find all the devil 's arguments like you . |
| 23 | But he never did ask any man for directions ; he walked and he walked . |
| 24 | Amoco spent tens of millions of dollars on the project but they never did find any oil in Madagascar . |
| 25 | Stock was here too , but she had no illusions , never had had any illusions , about the permanency of their relationship . |
| 26 | She stalwartly refused to take any drugs , once again arguing that she could not hold herself responsible if the baby were born deformed . |
| 27 | ‘ I never attempted to put any pressure on him one way or the other . |