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 . |