Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] any [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And how many of them made any effort to get along with me ? ’ she exploded . |
| 2 | They could n't ignore the fact that they were to part , and neither of them made any attempt to avoid it in conversation . |
| 3 | At least Hobbes was consistent for , as Berkeley noted , ‘ Matter once allow 'd , I defy any man to prove God is not matter ’ . |
| 4 | Her breasts swing in a way I defy any artist to capture in paint . |
| 5 | He complained , not at length : ‘ This was the first time , and except one , the last , that I found any reason to complain of a Scotish [ sic ] table , and such disappointments , I suppose , must be expected in every country , where there is no great frequence of travellers . ’ |
| 6 | I challenge any reader to prove otherwise . |
| 7 | As damages are paid on a full and final settlement basis , you will appreciate that we must be sure that the report is full and accurate before I begin any negotiations to try and settle the case . |
| 8 | Well have I got any presents to come tomorrow ? |
| 9 | He was two-thirds drunk but , there again , I suppose any man ordered to discharge such a duty would need some wine to gladden the heart and dull the brain . |
| 10 | ‘ I use any method to get what I want , when I want it . ’ |
| 11 | After what has happened I do not think this girl will be able easily to adjust to a normal teenage existence for some time and I think any order forbidding her to see this man again would not only be unrealistic , but would place an intolerable burden on a young girl who , it seems to me , has had quite enough strain already . |
| 12 | I think any student going through higher education is getting something from it if they come in as some measure sceptical , in some measure critical , that they 're not prepared to take things at face value . |
| 13 | I hope it works as I admire any attempt to bring a book more awareness . |
| 14 | No one had heard of access to ink print information in those days and as I was the only blind student there I did n't feel I had any support to ask for it to be made available . |
| 15 | But the fact is , at that point , I did n't even know I had any information to feed anybody . |
| 16 | The servicemen were always very helpful in hauling one aboard , but I was not in uniform and I always felt they must be wondering whether or not I had any right to travel . |
| 17 | I was n't at all sure that I had any right to make the request that I proposed to make . |
| 18 | I was horrified by these disclosures and indeed spent rather a troubled night reflecting on whether I had any duty to express my view . |
| 19 | If I had any children to send to those good schools in Highgate , even they would n't be asleep by now . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ If I had any energy left , I 'd throw you out , ’ she told him resentfully . |
| 21 | Neither my right hon. Friend nor I have any plan to meet a delegation of members of the campaign for Clydeside against pollution . |
| 22 | Neither John nor I have any objection to use of his history , especially if the information is of benefit to someone else . |
| 23 | I 'm usually quite abstemious during daylight hours if I have any driving to do . |
| 24 | Why should I imagine any harm had come to them ? |
| 25 | ( ‘ When it appears that the Suspect has somebody following them to detect any followers ignore the Suspect and follow the follower instead . ’ ) |
| 26 | D' ya need any money to set up ? |
| 27 | Neither of them showed any inclination to do other than sit outside the café in the sunshine , and Oliver had shifted the conversation far away from the Durances and murder . |
| 28 | See that your client initials all alterations to any document executed , and that he or she signs any plan attached to it — this being unnecessary , however , if the plan is drawn on the actual document . |
| 29 | ‘ Have n't any of you got any work to do ? ’ he snapped . |
| 30 | You got any paper to write on |