Example sentences of "was [adj] [verb] any [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Candida was all very well , but since returning to Portugal she had found her relations and was settling happily into her new life , and Sara was loth to share any secrets with her because she knew that she was incapable of keeping them to herself . |
| 2 | It was foolish to allow any kind of hope for the future to take root . |
| 3 | For as long as there was an alternative neither Philip nor Henry was prepared to make any concession to the other , and there was , of course , an alternative : not peace , not war , but a truce . |
| 4 | Speaking at Stormont Castle before a meeting with Secretary of State Sir Patrick Mayhew , Mr Morrison said he was prepared to meet any group . |
| 5 | Nobody was prepared to have any dealings with this force , even to attempt to pacify it by being kind to the black cat . |
| 6 | No one seemed to be around , but nobody was willing to take any chances , and so they left the road and approached cautiously across country . |
| 7 | There was no cinema , no dance-hall , not even a café , and as we had no centre in which to foregather ( save The Galleon ) , and were all working on different shifts , it was impossible to take any initiative in organising group entertainment . |
| 8 | It was impossible to get any sort of recent financial statement from the company , and it was equally impossible to track down the principal debtors , who were ducking a host of other creditors as well . |
| 9 | It was impossible to get any indication since my instructions from the Foreign Office were to negotiate only with Mr Smith and his people and not to have any contact with the black population during the period of my negotiations . |
| 10 | It was impossible to find any pretext for remaining in her company . |
| 11 | It was impossible to find any landmarks for the moment . |
| 12 | His liquid ebony eyes told her it was a pointless question — just as it was pointless to make any attempt at civility . |
| 13 | But I reminded myself that I was fortunate to have any sort of job , and that I would certainly get used to teaching these girls , who , although they were very poor , might be as good and as intelligent as children from the greatest families in England . |
| 14 | It was hard to keep any freshness in my replies , and it was difficult to examine and display my feelings . |
| 15 | ‘ They did , ’ said Scarlet , ‘ and clever , and nobody was supposed to have any inhibitions . |
| 16 | The Congress had on the previous day voted ( by 1,542 to 368 , with 76 abstentions ) to waive the provision for a direct election , assessing that the " difficult " situation in the country was likely to render any delay in installing the first President a " grave political mistake " . |
| 17 | It followed that no representation was made as to whether Mr. Bell should be remanded on bail or in custody , nor was the justice asked to form any opinion as to whether Mr. Bell had broken or was likely to break any condition of his bail . |
| 18 | Claire Robinson in her affidavit deposes that all parties were in agreement that the court on 16 February had not come to any opinion as to whether or not Mr. Bell had broken or was likely to break any condition of his bail . |
| 19 | The expanding Russian empire was showing an increasing interest in Northeast Asia , and China was likely to challenge any attempt by Japan to intervene in the affairs of a country which for centuries had been her foremost tributary . |
| 20 | When the March figure for money-supply growth was released late last week , showing year-on-year growth in its favoured monetary measure , M2 plus CDs , at a record low of 4.9% , the central bank was quick to squash any hopes that it would lower interest rates . |
| 21 | But Charlton was quick to squash any suggestion his players overstep the mark physically , countering : ‘ I do n't think anyone in the world can point the finger at us and say we 've started a war on a football field . ’ |
| 22 | And it was on this point that the discussions broke down , as Gorbachev was unwilling to allow any element in his package of proposals to be approved without agreement on all the others . |
| 23 | In these early years the Reich Treasury was unwilling to offer any subsidy to the Danzig Party , presumably on the grounds that with such poor leadership it would be money wasted . |
| 24 | It also made me realise that it was stupid to waste any part of what little time we all have left in silly sulks . |
| 25 | Although the assessment of damages often has to be based on scanty evidence , in the opinion of the Board the evidence adduced by the plaintiff as to damage in this case was inadequate to prove any damage beyond the purely nominal . |
| 26 | The constable left in charge of Burford was reluctant to take any action , even when Seb reported the highway robbery at Swinbrook . |
| 27 | The girl receptionist was reluctant to give any information . |
| 28 | Later I heard from more than one person how , landed with him outside Faber 's , they had been conscious that he was waiting from them to take their leave first , as he was reluctant to provide any clue as to the whereabouts of his home . |
| 29 | Diplomats said Washington was reluctant to offer any formula in writing because this would mean taking sides . |
| 30 | While the subsequent Council of Trent greatly strengthened the moral , pastoral and even intellectual life of the Church , it was reluctant to accept any part of the Protestant doctrinal and institutional critique . |