Example sentences of "[pers pn] [is] [adj] [verb] any " in BNC.

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1 He or she is unlikely to have any skill or previous experience in seeking compensation for injury and is , therefore , largely dependent on the legal advice sought and received .
2 She is entitled to make any contribution as a Member of Parliament , and should John Major want to seek advice I 'm sure he would , but I do n't I am certain in my own mind that that has n't happened at the moment .
3 You should make it clear that she is welcome to entertain any of her friends at home at reasonable times , and help her to cater for this if necessary .
4 It 's difficult to exaggerate the importance of developing good study habits , yet it 's impossible to prescribe any one , single set of study habits for all students .
5 Well , no security is one hundred per cent , it 's impossible to make any area completely secure , but it 's as tight as it possibly can be and I 'm quite happy with the security at the present time .
6 It 's small wonder that this plateau has claimed lives , since in the weather that I experienced it 's impossible to have any sense of direction at all without the constant use of a compass and map .
7 I also went on to say that while that policy would be continued , the council always had and always would reserve it 's right to challenge any decision that it believed was legally flawed .
8 It 's easy to convert any one to any other .
9 Such the quality committee regularly considers whether it 's necessary to have any new
10 With no traffic connections it 's hard to reach any spot in the town except on foot , which is very dangerous .
11 Perhaps it was Newley 's ex-wife and Rossiter 's Cinzano co-star , Joan Collins , who volunteered this judgement , for it 's hard to find any other connection between a strictly domestic sitcom performer and one of the highest-earning acts in Vegas and Atlantic City .
12 So much has been written about this band , their every move painstakingly analysed , that it 's hard to add any startling insight , any new interpretation to the minutiae of Shaun 's behaviour .
13 It 's enough to drive any body off his rocker .
14 IT 'S ENOUGH TO GIVE ANY ANGLER SLEEPLESS NIGHTS .
15 It 's difficult to see any light at the end of the tunnel , ’ says Crossman .
16 When you have got the needle in , it 's a battle to get the syringe on , and then it 's difficult to get any blood out of him because he 's so tense . ’
17 I would like , Chairman , to know , because er , it always seems to me that unnecessary money is spent in , in the American lead , so it 's difficult to get any money .
18 However , if it is appropriate to make any sort of residence order , under section 11(7) : ‘ A section 8 order [ which includes a residence order ] may — ( a ) contain directions about how it is to be carried into effect ; …
19 Even so , barbel hooked in open water can tax tackle to the limit and it is foolhardy to take any chances with them .
20 Under the Protection of Children ( Tobacco ) Act of 1986 it is illegal to sell any tobacco product to anyone below the age of 16 .
21 I do not think that it is necessary to provide any more parliamentary time for that .
22 It is impractical to expect any party to draw trouble on himself by notifying the other of a potential claim .
23 Although the cases lay down the rule that a distinction between general skill and knowledge and business secrets must be maintained , it is impossible to formulate any general test .
24 In these circumstances it is impossible to detect any element of injustice to M. and accordingly we indicated at the conclusion of the argument that his appeal would be dismissed .
25 However , despite political rhetoric , it is impossible to draw any ‘ robust ’ normative conclusions from such estimates ( see Cullis and Jones 1987 ) .
26 It is impossible to describe any but the most popular of the salami that are found both in delicatessens and supermarkets .
27 Without some historic realignment on the left , it is impossible to see any serious moves in this direction being made in the next five years .
28 According to Cumont , despite the theological differences between the Vedas and the Avesta , ‘ the Vedic Mitra and the Iranian Mithra have preserved so many traits of resemblance that it is impossible to entertain any doubt concerning their common origin' .
29 Simon was to the point : ‘ It is impossible to credit any single hairdresser , so I would like to put forward three greats — Trevor Sorbie and Anthony Mascolo ’ .
30 It is a kind of given , something of which we do have direct acquaintance , but it is impossible to give any analysis of it .
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