Example sentences of "[verb] [v-ing] any [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But a constable in uniform may arrest anybody found committing any of the offences under section 12 , 13 and 14 . |
| 2 | Is it not the case that the connections to the tunnel will be in existence long before the scheme before the House can be completed or , knowing the way British Rail manages to cock things up , probably before it starts digging any of the soil ? |
| 3 | Criteria may range in breadth from very narrow ( " can add two single-digit numbers when no regrouping is required " ) to very broad ( " can calculate using any of the four rules of number " ) ; the narrower a criterion statement the less equivocal its reference and so the more precisely assessment tasks based on it will be specified . |
| 4 | Do you remember seeing any of the first world war soldiers about while you were working , on your travels coming home on leave or anything like that ? |
| 5 | It is better , though , for you to restrain your natural impatience to make a start , and take time instead to read the book of instructions before you begin pressing any of the buttons . |
| 6 | But he said : ‘ I have been careful to avoid modelling any of the characters on individual members of our Royal family . |
| 7 | But the mayor had studiously avoided endorsing any of the old pols running . |
| 8 | A lot of our discussion so far has been concerned with this kind of " saying " , but I have purposely avoided introducing any of the technical jargon of semiotics ( the theory of signs ) and this is now leading me into difficulty because the ordinary use of words in social anthropological discourse is crudely imprecise . |
| 9 | Bernice could n't face eating any of the uncooked or rotten food . |
| 10 | This is relatively easy to ensure using any of the standard test pieces recommended for isotropic materials , but may still present difficulties when anisotropic and/or composite specimens are used . |
| 11 | It has reiterated Israel 's long-maintained refusal to consider returning any of the Golan Heights to Syria , adding , for good measure , that the Syrian regime is as bad as the Iraqi one . |
| 12 | The money is going to the British Refugee Council and the Save the Children Fund , but Hackett rules out giving passing any of the money to projects in Vietnam , where the refugee problem originates . |
| 13 | ‘ It 's all shit and blood , so do n't go believing any of the rubbish on That Thing . |
| 14 | We took off into the last of the evening sun in poor visibility and I do not recall seeing any of the aircraft that took-off in front of me rise in the evening murk , I was too busy putting the nose down and squeezing a bit more speed out of the lumbering Whitley as we cleared the boundary . |
| 15 | Pistol in hand , she paused just long enough for the others to catch up , and handed the goggles to Benny , deciding she 'd probably better play it safe and not risk letting any of the inhabitants of 1915 get an idea of how they worked . |
| 16 | I did not fancy approaching any of the holiday cruisers — a bit like knocking on a caravan door and asking for a bed . |
| 17 | 11.2.2 where the Signage of 11.2.1 can not be removed or destroyed painting or otherwise covering from sight all signage incurring any of the Trade Marks in so far at least as it relates to the Trade Marks , |