Example sentences of "[vb mod] [vb infin] at any time " in BNC.
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| 1 | She said Copper had a 50:50 chance but that his leg may break at any time , not to mention all the problems that come with keeping a horse standing up and not moving for what could be months rather than weeks . |
| 2 | He did so when play was about to resume after a stoppage early in the last session of the fourth day , with the score 384 for 7 , and he could hardly have timed it more precisely ; 60 for 3 overnight , and , as next morning it looked as though it might rain at any time , Marshall decided to polish the rest off quickly . |
| 3 | US and allied governments stressed that the exact moment was unimportant as it was not a " trigger point " , but that military action might begin at any time they chose thereafter , unless Iraq had complied with the UN resolutions . |
| 4 | Anything at all , and probably bad at that , might happen at any time … . |
| 5 | The exploitation of a range of alternative contractual and working time arrangements permits firms to secure precisely the number and types of such secondary workers that they might require at any time . |
| 6 | Already almost a year earlier Churchill had recognised that the enemy collapse in Europe might come at any time . |
| 7 | He developed the habit of carrying a book of poetry in his pocket , which he might open at any time for a swig of the sublime . |
| 8 | To summarise so far : a ) False sensations or sensory illusions may occur at any time in a pilot 's career and in fact commonly do occur in the normal course of events . |
| 9 | Although in theory the organism could reproduce at any time during its growth phase , we can expect that eventually an optimum time for reproduction would emerge . |
| 10 | The Sun claims that the Stonebridge council estate in north London ‘ is Britain 's tinderbox where Los Angeles-style riots could explode at any time ’ . |
| 11 | One of Brazil 's biggest industrial areas has become an environmental time-bomb which could explode at any time . |
| 12 | The agents of the Phoenix King could appear at any time and drag away the most reputable people . |
| 13 | The pipeline from Petrobras passes beneath the houses ; an explosion could occur at any time . |
| 14 | St. Leonard 's Street , Sheepmarket and Broad Street were notorious arenas for these events which could occur at any time through the winter months . |
| 15 | No , a sister could marry at any time , and leave me . |
| 16 | Doctors had warned that Daniel , five , of Sinfin , Derby , could die at any time . |
| 17 | Doctors had warned that Daniel , five , of Sinfin , Derby , could die at any time . |
| 18 | There is no tidal limitation and a lifeboat could respond at any time day or night . |
| 19 | AGLOBAL aviation security network is needed urgently to prevent another Lockerbie disaster , which could happen at any time , an expert on international terrorism warned yesterday . |
| 20 | Some people live with a more or less permanent anxiety that this shattering event could happen at any time . |
| 21 | Anything could happen at any time . |
| 22 | He told members to get ready for an election which could happen at any time . |
| 23 | Last night , Platt said : ‘ It could go at any time , walking across the training ground or even sitting down to lunch . |
| 24 | At the moment I 'm not getting any results , and I could go at any time . |
| 25 | He was only a voluntary patient , he supposed , and could leave at any time . |
| 26 | The student could leave at any time he wished and take up unqualified practice , usually permanently , but sometimes temporarily . |
| 27 | An election could come at any time , and policies across the board were being honed in readiness . |
| 28 | Consequently , without having to decide whether the right of registration is a retained power or whether the Community could legislate at any time in that field , it must be held that in exercising that competence the member states must comply with the general rules of the E.E.C . |
| 29 | Except for the Library , who could bath at any time , a boy was allocated two baths a week . |
| 30 | They could rip at any time . |