Example sentences of "any hint of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Meese was also something of a hard-line conservative , ever alert to any dilution of the faith or any hint of disloyalty to the president . |
| 2 | The editing of the draft script reveals an overwhelming urge to remove any hint of criticism of the administration and to avoid other possibly contentious errors , like education and employment . |
| 3 | Or only those detailed to keep guard against any hint of attack from Tuathal 's side of the river . |
| 4 | The same people who kill gypsies in Romania , burn Africans in Italy , beat up Turks in Germany , rape Indians in England , knife Algerians and bomb Jews in France ( not to mention the abundant discrimination to which ethnic minorities , women and homosexuals are prey in most countries ) those same people have pointed a virtuous finger at the USA , with marches and demonstrations to salve their consciences of any hint of collusion with those in power . |
| 5 | The nearest he had ever approached to any hint of levity was when he had stopped frowning for an instant the day that news had reached him of the death of Prince Charles Edward Stuart in Rome . |
| 6 | She hung for a moment , listening for any hint of life . |
| 7 | I was actively looking for any hint of SCUM support for about 6 weeks after the campaign … not ONE solitary supporter could be found . |
| 8 | He stroked away her tears , gently , without any hint of awkwardness , as if , Robyn thought , it were the most natural thing in the world . |
| 9 | God answers this question without any hint of rebuke in a covenant promise which speaks to this question directly : ‘ Know this for certain … . ’ |
| 10 | Melissa slipped indoors to wash her face and hands ; it was important to appear normal , as any hint of agitation would be pounced on by Iris and lead to a cross-examination . |
| 11 | Sunday had been wonderful , a lovely warm , lazy day , but since then he had treated her as just another member of the team , being quite natural and friendly and polite , but without any hint of intimacy . |
| 12 | Kylie and sister Danielle would have their fans believe that they could n't be closer and that any hint of rivalry is all in the imagination of the press . |
| 13 | Here I thought Tan at his best in transcending any hint of limitation in the instrument 's expressive range . |
| 14 | Besides , his own party 's do-or-die tendency will now be vigilant against any hint of gradualism . |
| 15 | Any hint of trouble , I want it stamped on . ’ |
| 16 | His moralizing work , The King of Terrors Silenced , by Meditations and Examples of Holy Living and Holy Dying … ( 1664 ) reveals an orthodox Calvinism , but neither this nor his will gives any hint of Puritan enthusiasm , despite their author 's central role in the administration of the Interregnum church . |
| 17 | However , no contract can nullify a power imbalance between the parties and any hint of coercion in participation in the course greatly reduces the effectiveness of the contract . |
| 18 | But no one with any hint of asthma or allergic rhinitis should keep a pillow more than four or five years . |
| 19 | ‘ … no one with any hint of asthma or allergic rhinitis should keep a pillow more than four or five years . ’ |
| 20 | Lalage suppressed any hint of eagerness . |
| 21 | Neither the General nor Bill gave me any hint of lolly . ’ |
| 22 | Rejection , unsoftened by any hint of humour . |
| 23 | This was perhaps a conservative precaution on Franco 's part , and a reminder that , when it came to the nation 's purse-strings , there would not yet be any hint of relaxation or liberalism . |
| 24 | Already several other groups and couples were out there , the penetrating French voices and cheerful laughter sounding sharp and clear in the still air , untouched by any hint of tragedy or death . |
| 25 | First and foremost , it must not be voluntarist , and must therefore eschew any hint of historicism . |