Example sentences of "[pers pn] had [verb] any [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | but I had to lie any way cos otherwise she would be more annoyed , I was going , I , say I go , I |
2 | In a couple of minutes I had lost any chance of kinship with Sue by making one of the most basic mistakes . |
3 | If I had to put any money on any one at this moment , it would have to be them . |
4 | If either Karen or I had had any idea that it was possible for someone to drown so quickly , we would no doubt have thrown caution to the wind and dived in . |
5 | Bad industrial relations had been the curse of the country for as long as I had taken any interest in politics ; although the reform of trade union law was essential , further steps were also needed . |
6 | It was the first time she had expressed any sympathy for the Daily Mirror pensioners . |
7 | If she had nurtured any hope of forgetting him one day in the future his lovemaking had banished that hope forever . |
8 | The poor girl had gone off to her camp before she had formulated any hypotheses ; she had no idea as to what theory or concepts her work was to throw new light on , and so , to be on the safe side , she had recorded everything she could think of over a period of about six weeks and her notebooks practically filled a medium-sized suitcase . |
9 | By marrying John Carrow she had forfeited any claim she might otherwise have tried to make . |
10 | If she had entertained any doubts before , they had gone for ever . |
11 | If she had had any sense she would still be in London , planning her next social function with her friends , instead of slinking off to the south of France because she had felt claustrophobic , because she needed to formulate a way of telling her fiancé that their engagement was off . |
12 | If she had had any talent , if she had been born in another period and perhaps if her spirit had been lodged in the body of a man , she might just have been heroic . |
13 | He wondered suddenly if she had got any fun out of her marriage to Peter Dawson . |
14 | He was a good-looking man with his jet-black hair and intimidating jawline , but she had encountered any number far more handsome , yet none had stirred her the way he could with a single glance from those incredible eyes . |
15 | The content of what he said might have chilled her if she had harboured any desire to stay longer — which , she told herself fiercely , she most definitely did not . |
16 | Also , Simon wondered if you had had any thoughts on the questionnaire we need to put together for customers of the 3/e ? |
17 | ‘ If we had shown any form at all outside Anfield we would be up amongst the leaders . |
18 | the probation service held their own inquiry to see if they had made any mistakes . |
19 | A Foreign Ministry official admitted that a number of small bombs had exploded on Jan. 6 , but denied that they had caused any injury or damage . |
20 | Tonight , police emphatically denied that they had ignored any warnings.Chris Moore reports . |
21 | Although they had only had a few hours , he was happy with what the squad had uncovered from newspaper cuttings and phone-calls — not that they had detected any connection with Nicola Sharpe . |
22 | As part of this study , academics were asked if they had had any experience of integrated/interdisciplinary degree courses , and whether it had been positive or negative . |
23 | The Lord Chief Justice had said then that it would be wrong for it to appear that the proposals had the backing of the judges or that they had had any hand in their preparation ; and that it was essential that the judges remained at arm 's length . |
24 | This would show how well the catapult worked and if they had to make any adjustments in their aim . |
25 | They were asked what instruction they had received , whether they put drops in by themselves and if they had experienced any problems . |
26 | Despite some earlier hesitations , it is now certain that A commits the tort of intimidation against C if he threatens B with conduct which is unlawful in relation to B and thereby intentionally causes B to act ( or refrain from acting ) in a way which causes damage to C. It is not a requirement of this tort that B's conduct be in any way unlawful in relation to C. An old illustration is Garret v. Taylor , where the plaintiff was the lessee of a quarry and alleged that the defendant had ‘ disturbed ’ his customers and his workmen by ‘ threatening to mayhem and vex them with suits if they had brought any stones . ’ |
27 | They left the coast after they had harvested any catch-crops and grazed the stubble , to arrive in the south for the date harvest , feeding their animals on fodder-dates and forage crops until it was time to return north . |
28 | There was another reason , of course , but he was not prepared to admit even to himself that it had played any part in his decision . |
29 | Jones subsequently denied , however , that he had given any pledge of support to Braithwaite . |
30 | Michael Goodman , spokesman for the Lower Ormeau Residents ' Action Group , said he had hoped any problems would have been ironed out following a meeting with Laganside , the DoE and the contractors last month . |