Example sentences of "they [adv] [verb] [verb] any " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two male friends dressed in drag appear , possibly as twin brides , preferably in long dresses or other outfits that keep them well covered to prevent any incidents among their own group or from outsiders . |
| 2 | These were walking just as fast as the others — yet , for some reason , they hardly seemed to get any closer to the professor ! |
| 3 | A second meeting was held in mid-October [ see p. 37779-80 ] and a third in December [ see pp. 37918-19 ] , but they also failed to make any tangible progress . |
| 4 | While officers struggled with each other to improve their own positions they often united to block any attempts at reform by the Crown . |
| 5 | They were also the last of the home unions to award caps for internationals against France and they steadfastly refused to pick any capped players for ‘ B ’ internationals , which they have from this coming season stopped playing . |
| 6 | They never expected to see any freedom in their lifetime . |
| 7 | Amoco spent tens of millions of dollars on the project but they never did find any oil in Madagascar . |
| 8 | They never seem to take any notice of Kevin until he gets lost and in danger . |
| 9 | Well , it 's funny , is n't it , that they never manage to find any missin' youngsters . |
| 10 | They too failed to make any significant impact , and many struggling churches have either been forced to close or to relocate in the suburbs following the migration pattern of their members . |
| 11 | People may say that understanding something , as you are now understanding what I have written , involves interpretation , that is , translating something linguistic , a sentence , into something non-linguistic , a thought ; but they do not say it because they have found they actually have to do any such translating . |