Example sentences of "he [vb mod] [verb] any [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I also advised him that if he were not to accept it on the spot he should defer any decision on it until after he had concluded his coincidental visit to the Province today . |
| 2 | Maxim noted that he should start any remark in Georgetown with the pronoun ‘ I ’ . |
| 3 | Where the official receiver receives a request for a meeting of creditors to be held in a case where he had decided not to summon such a meeting , he must withdraw any notices given by him that he did not intend to summon such a meeting and fix a date and venue for the meeting not more than three months from the date of the request and proceed as if he had decided to summon a meeting . |
| 4 | By the end of the afternoon , after a few more pints , he gets involved in a Q&A challenge — he says he 'll answer any question , so long as I keep them coming . |
| 5 | ‘ And if you explain to Thomas that he 's not to touch things like that , but must come and tell you when he finds one , then he 'll avoid any danger in future . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ He 'll ring any minute . ’ |
| 7 | The notion that he might make any joke , except an obscene one , I dismissed without a second thought . |
| 8 | Another witness has claimed that Macari once told him he could break any rule that he wanted . |
| 9 | Chief Constable Burrows was then called to see if he could throw any light on the missing statement . |
| 10 | Although some years later he was to describe the kind of people with whom he now associated in a less than enthusiastic manner , it was really only in such company that he could feel any sense of purposefulness . |
| 11 | I still recall quite early on , telling one hobbyist that I was surprised he could fit any water in with his fish ( and the previous Editor publishing my perhaps less-than-tactful reproach ! ) |
| 12 | It was so faint that he had to look at it for some time before he could make any sense of it . |
| 13 | Distraught Christine , of Bell Farm , York , said : ‘ The doctors told me he could die any minute . ’ |
| 14 | He opened his mouth but before he could get any words out , Matthew said , " I do n't want to sell my share either . |
| 15 | The shame of believing he could initiate any intimacy with Resenence Jeopardy made him flush . |
| 16 | But it is equally possible that he could spoil any chances he might have had by making some political slip . |
| 17 | They had known each other for some considerable time and Frick trusted Schiller as much as he could trust any man . |
| 18 | Rut before he 'd pay any money he had to be satisfied that I was red-haired all over ! |
| 19 | To well they used to call what they call them a labour man you know he 'd do any sort of work . |
| 20 | There was a little dent , which he 'd lay any money corresponded to the dent in the back right-hand wing of Bill Sweet 's Ford Escort . |
| 21 | as if He 'd have any time for us with the mob of Holy Joes He 's got to see to . |
| 22 | Not that he 'd have any trouble himself , mind you . ’ |
| 23 | And of course I do n't think he would do any good at it , his quite a quite , shy . |
| 24 | He brushed the sleepy Prior 's enquiries aside , asked him to take care of the body , promising he would meet any expense . |
| 25 | The trouble was that Uncle Mick loved baseball even more than the Giants and he would travel any distance to see a good game . |
| 26 | Despite reddish-brown hair which would n't stay flat , those freckles on his nose , he really was classically good looking , and when Jack Foley smiled he would break any heart . |
| 27 | Svend thanked her warmly and talked about next year ; she would see the exhibit then , and he would welcome any suggestions she had for its display . |
| 28 | He doubted if the authorities represented by Merymose and Kenamun would pay him as much as Reni or Ipuky would have ; and he doubted if he would receive any reward at all if he were unsuccessful . |
| 29 | Abie was no youngster any more , but that much he had and he would accept any task he was given — eagerly and gratefully . |
| 30 | The usual jibe was that Crowninshield was a politician without a cause , or rather that he would support any cause so long as it was fashionable , but his critics also attacked Crowninshield for being wealthy , claiming that his eminence was solely due to the vast amounts of money that he spent on his campaigns . |