Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] any [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ As long as nothing offensive is being said during Eircell mobile phone conversations , we have no power to stop anybody using them for any purpose , however peculiar . ’ |
| 2 | Before including them in any press pack the question " Will this be of any use to the recipient ? " must be answered in the affirmative . |
| 3 | The project would welcome researchers in post-war British history contacting them concerning any papers they themselves may have discovered . |
| 4 | Will the right hon. Gentleman confirm that the Government — without announcing it in any manifesto — have increased national insurance charges by 40 per cent ? |
| 5 | The fact that the First Directive was formally concerned only with restrictions on foreign exchange transactions did not prevent the court , in Brugnoni v. Cassa di Risparmio di Genova e Imperia ( Case 157/85 ) [ 1986 ] E.C.R. 2013 , 2030 , para. 22 , from applying it to any kind of obstacles constituting a ‘ hindrance ’ to the widest liberalisation of those capital movements which the First Directive sought to liberalise in full . |
| 6 | For pet cats this can be strangely disfiguring , upsetting the neat balance of the Siamese sealpoint pattern , and for pedigree show cats it can be disastrous , robbing them of any chance of winning a competition , at least until another whole growth of hairs has occurred and the white ones replaced in their turn . |
| 7 | I 've still got them , y'know , and I ai n't losin' them in any bath . ’ |
| 8 | All advertising and promotional literature will be written so as to avoid misleading you in any way . |
| 9 | Marcus was with him , his second sense acting as well as ever , warning him of any storm-troopers . |
| 10 | The repeal movement 's national leadership , alarmed about Hopkins ' activities , wrote warning her against any collusion with the enemy . ’ |
| 11 | Please understand — it 's not that I 'm doubting you in any way . |
| 12 | The Roman authorities are treated with a respect which is almost excusing them from any responsibility . |
| 13 | If you only need to check the base memory and also wish to know how much space remains on your HDD ( hard disk drive ) then the CHKDSK command will convey this information , as well as informing you of any HDD errors such as lost files and bad sectors . |
| 14 | Arran accepted the inevitable , and made way for Mary of Guise , in return for various financial inducements for himself and his family , and a discharge securing him from any actions against him for anything he had done during the period of his regency . |
| 15 | by dismissing her or subjecting her to any detriment which results in her dismissal or consists in or involves her demotion . |
| 16 | It may be that you are not giving yourself enough challenge in the learning goals you set yourself , and that you are attaining them without any stretching of your ability . |
| 17 | Both in the Forum Report ( New Ireland Forum 1983–4 : xii ) and in their written submission ( Irish Episcopal Conference 1984 ) , they not only repeated their oft-stated attitude to catholic schools , defending them from any contribution to sectarianism in Ireland , but opposed the introduction of divorce and any weakening of legislation which they felt protected the family . |
| 18 | It is sometimes referred to as ‘ non-interventionist ’ observation , though I find that a rather jargonish term and I think bird-watching is a good simple way of referring to observation which is very similar to that of the ornithologist who constructs a ‘ hide ’ so as to be able to observe birds in their natural habitat without disturbing them in any way . |
| 19 | They must walk into position behind the rabbits without disturbing them in any way . |
| 20 | And then , even while she was making valiant efforts to control herself , because for certain he was going to set about strangling her at any moment , after some seconds of looking at her as if staggered , suddenly , and to her amazement , he was seeing the funny side of it also — and he was laughing too ! |
| 21 | There are few caves in this part of the world today , and there is no record of snowy owls entering them at any time . |
| 22 | You can go to court for an order to exclude your husband from your home or to forbid him from harassing you in any way . |
| 23 | They reported that they knew of no matter involving her in any way and asked for a description of the white identification cards . |
| 24 | TENDERISE tough meat by marinating it in any kind of citrus juice or by spooning juice over the meat after piercing it with a fork . |
| 25 | The challenges facing it were daunting : a considerable proportion of the UN was opposed to its existence ; the predominant political forces in south Korea regarded it simply as providing a veneer of international respectability for the creation of a south Korean state ; north Korea had no intention of helping it in any way and the United States believed the commission should complete its task swiftly and without asking awkward questions . |
| 26 | ‘ I came to my senses , ’ she said , economising with the truth until she felt more capable of handling it with any degree of calm . |
| 27 | PostScript sacrificed performance for flexibility and , as a result , is capable of taking the same original information and producing it at any output resolution ; 72 , 300 , 1270 or 2540dpi . |
| 28 | And I sha n't be making the mistake of attributing it to any charms of mine , either . |
| 29 | And in that case the only way of identifying them with any accuracy is to hear them spoken and to witness the non-verbal behaviour with which they are preceded , accompanied or followed . |
| 30 | Before she could break away one arm had snaked round her shoulders , pulling her towards him and crushing her face against his chest , then his dark head was obliterating the light , his hot lips seeking hers and to her shame finding them without any difficulty . |