Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [pron] in any " in BNC.
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| 1 | As his hand came to her arm she lashed out at him and he caught her close to save himself the trouble of subduing her in any other way . |
| 2 | The challenges facing it were daunting : a considerable proportion of the UN was opposed to its existence ; the predominant political forces in south Korea regarded it simply as providing a veneer of international respectability for the creation of a south Korean state ; north Korea had no intention of helping it in any way and the United States believed the commission should complete its task swiftly and without asking awkward questions . |
| 3 | Fear of hurting her in any way made him abrupt . |
| 4 | Under chaotic boundary conditions , the probability of finding any particular region of space in any given configuration just after the big bang is the same , in some sense , as the probability of finding it in any other configuration : the initial state of the universe is chosen purely randomly . |
| 5 | Before including them in any press pack the question " Will this be of any use to the recipient ? " must be answered in the affirmative . |
| 6 | You can go to court for an order to exclude your husband from your home or to forbid him from harassing you in any way . |
| 7 | Will the right hon. Gentleman confirm that the Government — without announcing it in any manifesto — have increased national insurance charges by 40 per cent ? |
| 8 | It is sometimes referred to as ‘ non-interventionist ’ observation , though I find that a rather jargonish term and I think bird-watching is a good simple way of referring to observation which is very similar to that of the ornithologist who constructs a ‘ hide ’ so as to be able to observe birds in their natural habitat without disturbing them in any way . |
| 9 | They must walk into position behind the rabbits without disturbing them in any way . |
| 10 | It was aimed at enabling Britain to remain a decisive player in Western Europe without committing itself in any way to supranationalism . |
| 11 | The truly self-employed works quite independently , without involving himself/herself in any form of wage work . |
| 12 | ‘ It will be enlightening to see if his new-found honesty runs to incriminating himself in any way , ’ observed Amiss . |
| 13 | I accepted all of this without thinking it in any way unusual , even though my father used to boast about Billy 's achievements as if they were a matter for civic pride . |
| 14 | TENDERISE tough meat by marinating it in any kind of citrus juice or by spooning juice over the meat after piercing it with a fork . |