Example sentences of "[noun sg] [to-vb] [adv] [prep] any " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could have had a contract to compare favourably with any offered to anyone at the club . |
| 2 | Esther , having thus fulfilled her obligations to her friends , forgot them both instantly , and returned her attention to a volume called The Vegetation of Medieval Europe and a German monograph on Sodoma ; works which she was reading and annotating by her own interleaved system , a system which had evolved from her inability to concentrate fully on any one topic for more than ten minutes . |
| 3 | The gap between the two , although only a few metres wide , is deep enough for my boat to pass through at any state of tide . |
| 4 | The first is the conclusion that it does not do any good for any delegation to stay away from any part of the process and that all parties should hang in there and keep the discussions going with as much momentum as possible . |
| 5 | On short finals full flap is lowered , the speed is brought back to 75 kts and the propeller levers are moved into fully fine in case there is a need to go around for any reason . |
| 6 | ‘ Oh , dear … ’ she said faintly , unable for the moment to come up with any stronger remark although Miss Needham could probably have obliged . |
| 7 | Tenants on estates are to be allowed to vote ( once ) on whether they wish to transfer to housing associations or private landlords , but they will have no right to transfer back at any future stage . |
| 8 | No fault of our brigade at all , there 's a desperate need for the southern fire station to go ahead without any doubt whatsoever , lives are at risk and the longer we leave this the more the costs will keep increasing and er I I believe that the airport money should be used to build |
| 9 | In my right hand was a small tray , and by tilting it in the breeze I found that I could obtain enough lift to get up to any height I wanted , and was soon soaring into the air , travelling at will . |
| 10 | However , anyone who is on the move , under stress or is likely to skip meals should think about taking a multi-vitamin and mineral supplement to make up for any deficiencies in diet . |
| 11 | In addition to the services of every kind asked by the voters , effective management would also involve the politician in substantial expenses , for any major political figure owed it to his position in society to give generously for any public concern . |
| 12 | Collaborating with IBM 's Hampshire-based Hursley Park Laboratories will also be useful from a strategic viewpoint as it will enable Compuware to keep up with any other IBM CICS developments , particularly moves to implement the system for new environments , for instance the AS/400 . |
| 13 | In an oblique reference to the Oxleas Wood scheme [ see ED 68 ] , they asked the government to think again about any road schemes which would destroy ancient woodland . |
| 14 | More than likely his younger brothers and sisters would welcome a new mother , but he was too nearly a man to take kindly to any woman set with so little warning in his own mother 's place , especially when this new incumbent stood to gain a crown as well as a ring . |
| 15 | The reply was a flabbergasted burble followed by a desperate plea to get there at any cost : ‘ The press are expecting — I mean , the TV cameras and everything — please , look , we 'll give you a room to lie down in , anything , if you could just — ’ |
| 16 | Or at least , some of you may have been ; I contrived to stay in the departure lounge for all these Angst -ridden travelogues , and I ca n't say I 'm busting a gut to catch up with any of them . |
| 17 | The duty of loyalty has generally been invoked to prevent directors from having a personal financial interest in a decision , whilst the duty to act not for any improper purpose has sometimes been invoked to rule out decisions where directors have some other sort of personal but not directly financial interest in the decision . |
| 18 | They found that , although it did make a difference in a few cases , most babies got enough iron from solid food to make up for any loss through drinking cow 's milk . |
| 19 | ‘ I dare say he wo n't have the heart to push on with any changes , ’ said Fishbane . |
| 20 | Two other groups were in residence , along with a handful of loners who had a tendency to sit apart from any gathering , dress in dark clothes with large hats , and smoke long pipes . |
| 21 | The case was about the liberty of the press to comment freely at any price . |
| 22 | Such open-mindedness is an essential part of the missionary gift which the Church needs in order to function effectively in any cross-cultural situation . |
| 23 | He expected his quarry to turn left at any moment for Heiligenstadt and the north , but instead it pressed on into a part of the city unfamiliar to him , in or near the Jewish quarter . |
| 24 | The art of the general in dance means that the choreographer must understand the working of a dancer 's body and its ability to respond physically to any demand for movement . |
| 25 | It would certainly be possible for a jackdaw to get in through any of the eight window openings , but then I thought , No . |
| 26 | It is unnecessary for the purposes of this judgment to set out in any detail the content of these articles : it is sufficient to say that they question the propriety of certain investments made by the council of moneys in its superannuation fund , with Mr. Bookbinder as the prime mover , in three deals with Mr. Oyston or companies controlled by him . |
| 27 | Masklin made a mental note to look out for any pictures in the air . |
| 28 | The only difficulty , but it is a considerable one , is that the writer whatever theories he or she may develop is bound by a special clause in the invisible contract with the reader to stick absolutely to any known facts . |
| 29 | There was little point in taking offence , and no time to do so in any case . |
| 30 | It was easy at Shellerton House to get by without any . |