Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [verb] any [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sadly he declined , saying in a charmingly self-deprecatory way that he doubted he had any views worth hearing . |
| 2 | Doctor Tinsley , my old medical man , absolutely forbade me to lift any kind of weight , not so much as a shopping basket . ’ |
| 3 | While the car is being repaired or serviced we ignore any limitations as to driving or use as shown in the policy schedule . |
| 4 | While the car is being repaired or serviced we ignore any limitations as to driving or use as shown in the policy schedule . |
| 5 | While the car is being repaired or serviced we ignore any limitations as to driving or use as shown in the policy schedule . |
| 6 | While the car is being repaired or serviced we ignore any limitations as to driving or use as shown in the policy schedule . |
| 7 | The court appointed Robert Ramsay , a Western Australian accountant , as trustee , and directed him to recover any assets of the Bond estate . |
| 8 | By the fifteenth century the King of England was Lord of Ireland , though his new territory was separate enough to have its own parliament , whose power was reduced but not eliminated by Poyning 's Law of 1495 , which forbade it to pass any law that had not been approved in advance by the King and his council . |
| 9 | He advised us to treat any claims of recovery with caution , and he forecast sluggish demand over the next 18 months . |
| 10 | It also encouraged them to resist any change whatever in local institutions or in elections for community representation , except with the specific approval of the Jordanian government and the PLO itself . |
| 11 | Not to thank you , I mean — and Rose — oh , dear … ’ and her face crumpled , but the steely resolution which lay beneath her outward charm prevented her from giving way to the hysterics which she knew would take her over if she allowed herself to show any weakness . |
| 12 | Diomedes ' mares differed from mortal horses in that they would feed only on human flesh , a trait encouraged by their master who ordered them to eat any stranger who trespassed in his kingdom . |
| 13 | Life had given him very little , just taught him to snatch any opportunities that came his way and use them to his advantage . |
| 14 | It also required them to disclose any commissions they earn to the client — guaranteeing a more difficult sale . |
| 15 | He urged them to compare any sum they had in mind with damages that might be awarded for physical injuries that lasted a lifetime . |
| 16 | It was obvious that they , too , had realised what a professional job it was , something reflected in their searching questions as to whether she thought she had any enemies . |
| 17 | Her first step was to leave the kitchen exactly as he left it ; if he thought she had any intention of clearing his mess up behind him , then Luther was very much mistaken . |
| 18 | I never knew we had any baronets attending St Matthew 's . ’ |
| 19 | She disregarded such things altogether , rather relished them , in fact ; and she must have been very strong , because I never knew her to show any weakness , nor to be other than her usual cheerful , robust-spirited self . |
| 20 | He had invented this word called EUREKA ! which , if shouted under certain conditions in the bathroom , enabled him to solve any manner of obtuse conundrums . |
| 21 | He sold his home to get on the grid … when no-one it seems except Nigel thought he had any talent … he roared into formula one with the old Lotus team … |
| 22 | At first neither Ceauşescu 's guards and officials nor the older professional participants in the display wanted to let the young woman take part , but she did nothing to banish any assumption that her surname indicated a relationship with the First Lady . |
| 23 | Did I leave any splashes on the bench ? |
| 24 | Did I make any deals , brush up any publishing contacts ? |
| 25 | Here I must admit to a certain prejudice , in that much as I admired Chapman 's engineering brilliance — it was intuitive , radical , lateral-thinking and extremely sharp — I did not share , then or now , the belief that Colin was a constructor in the class of Enzo Ferrari , nor did I feel any faith in him as a man or a leader of men . |
| 26 | Nor did I bear any ill-will against my poor mother , though she had brought me up in error , innocently ignorant of what she was doing to my psyche . |
| 27 | When I wrote out the application form and it said did I have any experience , I just adapted it . |
| 28 | ‘ Did I have any problems with Cantona ? |
| 29 | ‘ It never did , Fernando ; not for one second did I have any doubts of how deeply I felt for you , only doubts of how deeply you had felt for me . |
| 30 | Did I get any change ? ’ |