Example sentences of "i [vb past] [verb] any [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was in charge of ‘ Fluon ’ for a couple of years and I failed to make any impact whatsoever on that particular problem . |
| 2 | ‘ I did n't say I 'd got any thing , but — |
| 3 | ‘ If I 'd had any sense at all I would have signed them up for ten years or fifteen per cent … ! ’ |
| 4 | That was the first time I 'd had any money out of gigging in a year . |
| 5 | Frankly , if I 'd had any forewarning of this then I 'd have made certain that our paths would never cross again ! ’ |
| 6 | And if I 'd had any problems , he sorted them out . |
| 7 | It rang again almost immediately — Alan again , asking if I 'd had any luck . |
| 8 | If I 'd had any doubts about your competence you can be sure I would n't have left you to cope here . ’ |
| 9 | This time the press and the media were there and I declined to make any comment on the negotiations . |
| 10 | I started keeping any post connected with finance away from him , and myself dealt with the usual household accounts such as the telephone and electricity , because even they sent him into a frenzy of checking and referring back to previous demands , an attitude completely alien to his normal temperament . |
| 11 | I offered to do any kind of work , teaching , sewing , cleaning , so that I could become independent again . |
| 12 | it was a cro , I tell you what , we were playing something tonight , I think it was the last thing before you stopped , and I kept thinking any minute now it 's gon na be Somewhere Over the Rainbow |
| 13 | I was the prime suspect this time because of the Golden Syrup job , and although I knew she did n't have any proof , nothing I said made any difference . |
| 14 | but I had to lie any way cos otherwise she would be more annoyed , I was going , I , say I go , I |
| 15 | In a couple of minutes I had lost any chance of kinship with Sue by making one of the most basic mistakes . |
| 16 | If I had to put any money on any one at this moment , it would have to be them . |
| 17 | If either Karen or I had had any idea that it was possible for someone to drown so quickly , we would no doubt have thrown caution to the wind and dived in . |
| 18 | Bad industrial relations had been the curse of the country for as long as I had taken any interest in politics ; although the reform of trade union law was essential , further steps were also needed . |
| 19 | I wanted to detect any signs of discomfort . |