Example sentences of "of [pron] [verb] any [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | He dodged between the startled shoppers , none of whom made any attempt to stop him . |
2 | Its opponents included 105 Republicans led by the House Minority Whip , Newt Gingrich , most of whom opposed any increases in taxation , while the Democrats opposed cuts in benefits and services . |
3 | Her embarrassment continued when she was introduced to a procession of Korean shop workers , none of whom spoke any English . |
4 | Despite Knox 's fulminations against ‘ that cruel tyrant and unmerciful hypocrite ’ , the archbishop of St Andrews , and the ‘ woman born to dissemble and deceive ’ , Mary of Guise , it was in fact an act quite out of character of both archbishop and regent , neither of whom showed any taste for persecution . |
5 | Our only means of escape is alcohol , and I keep off that pretty much ; but I ca n't say I blame chaps for getting drunk ( apart from the fact that it does n't do you any good ) , for few of them take any interest in books . |
6 | None of them offered any distinction from its neighbour . |
7 | By contrast , when adults were accompanying children , during a similar three-minute period , less than half of them had any communication at all with their children ; and in two-fifths of the pairs ‘ what took place was negative ’ . |
8 | Margaret tried them all , but none of them had any help for her . |
9 | Besides , none of them had any sense of humour and I ruined many a high-flown discussion by making jokes . |
10 | Jim did not seem to be there enough for them to talk it through and neither of them had any money . |
11 | Neither of them had any desire to repeat the experience . |
12 | None of them shed any tears over Riddle . ’ |
13 | Harry felt as if he had heard or read them all before , in one form or another , and none of them shed any light on what had struck Mrs Diamond as ‘ not right ’ : |
14 | None of them raised any matter of substance and I need not consider them further . |
15 | Had any of them made any approaches to her ? |
16 | They could n't ignore the fact that they were to part , and neither of them made any attempt to avoid it in conversation . |
17 | None of them made any concessions to the local Muslim culture . |
18 | ‘ And how many of them made any effort to get along with me ? ’ she exploded . |
19 | Of the monumental stones he writes " However the knowledge of their general existence may " be interesting , there is nothing in them , individually considered , to call for a particular description , " and of the islands in the lochs he says " Similar remains , situated in the same manner , are seen at Loch Finlaggan ; but none of them present any interest to detain either the painter or the antiquary . " |
20 | Of the monumental stones he writes " However the knowledge of their general existence may " be interesting , there is nothing in them , individually considered , to call for a particular description , " and of the islands in the lochs he says " Similar remains , situated in the same manner , are seen at Loch Finlaggan ; but none of them present any interest to detain either the painter or the antiquary . " |
21 | None of them took any notice of Darwin , but the feathers and fossils aroused mild interest . |
22 | The men in the Toms family support each other a great deal ; none of them show any disapproval of Sandy 's lifestyle . |
23 | It was puzzling : neither of them expressed any desire actually to see their origins again . |
24 | None of them has any connections here , not really ; they 're all bachelors ; at least , in a way . |
25 | Needless to say , with such a busy schedule none of them has any time for girlfriends . |
26 | Neither of them paid any heed to the poor old grand-father , who had to tend the sacred fire all on his own . |
27 | Neither of them showed any inclination to do other than sit outside the café in the sunshine , and Oliver had shifted the conversation far away from the Durances and murder . |
28 | ‘ I tried the bank manager and the lawyer on that one and neither of them showed any enthusiasm . |
29 | None of them showed any interest , however , in debating the matter with her or with us . |
30 | But when she 'd arrived the boat had been deserted and , as darkness had gradually obscured first the surrounding countryside and then the outlines of neighbouring boats , none of them showing any lights , she had become just a little anxious . |