Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [to-vb] any [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Doctor Tinsley , my old medical man , absolutely forbade me to lift any kind of weight , not so much as a shopping basket . ’ |
2 | The court appointed Robert Ramsay , a Western Australian accountant , as trustee , and directed him to recover any assets of the Bond estate . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | He advised us to treat any claims of recovery with caution , and he forecast sluggish demand over the next 18 months . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | 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 . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | Life had given him very little , just taught him to snatch any opportunities that came his way and use them to his advantage . |
9 | It also required them to disclose any commissions they earn to the client — guaranteeing a more difficult sale . |
10 | He urged them to compare any sum they had in mind with damages that might be awarded for physical injuries that lasted a lifetime . |
11 | 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 . |
12 | 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 . |
13 | 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 . |