Example sentences of "they [verb] any [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their attention wandered and they lacked any discipline to learn . ’ |
| 2 | The term coined by Banfield for this ethic is ‘ amoral familism ’ ; that it is ‘ amoral ’ is implicit in the exclusive pursuit of short-run material advantage ascribed to individuals in such societies , so that they lack any capacity to sacrifice immediate gains in favour of long-term advantage , and they are unable to associate any good to society as a whole with possible good to themselves or their family . |
| 3 | A statement issued today said they regret any offence caused by the Magpie Column . |
| 4 | And if the court wants to know ‘ the whole truth ’ , why do they want any details omitted ? |
| 5 | Companies in the survey were asked if they used any mechanisms to protect themselves against poaching by other businesses employing headhunters . |
| 6 | They say any moves to create larger district authorities would be a disaster leading to chaos within the service and widespread job losses . |
| 7 | They say any attempt to do at Bullingdon could lead to rioting . |
| 8 | And I 'll say this now , they was in business there , nextdoor , and I knew them like that , they says any machinery come here and use it , and they 'd got shears and all that sort of thing , and with their help , you know , I had these four locks and did them and took them down in no time to m to er , to and they was flabbergasted because of the quickness of them , you know , and they says er we can always find you sommat to work if er this is the case . |
| 9 | Since the British Ministry of Agriculture learned of the investigation last March , it has written to 262 US pesticide companies demanding that they reveal any work conducted by Craven . |
| 10 | Have they got any songs organised or anything ? |
| 11 | Had they had any problems getting labour ? |
| 12 | They believe any moves to reduce the number of firearms will only create a black market in illegal weapons . |
| 13 | They claim any effort to keep the college open 52 weeks a year would increase parking problems around Cleveland Avenue , Abbey Road and Milbank Road . |
| 14 | The Labour party warned the Government of the time bomb that was being being created by their policies months before they took any action to try to stem the flow of repossessions . |
| 15 | Like the patriarchal Victorian factory owners in Britain , they resisted any measures to eliminate child labour practices and the education of the masses , they opined , would bring about the economic ruin of the country . |
| 16 | I tell them I 'm the Conductor , tell them where my office is , tell them if they 've any problems to bring them to me . ’ |
| 17 | 11am The Government Commissioners came on board to ask every person if they had any complaints to make for the treatment during the voyage . |
| 18 | The Irishmen , if they had any cattle left , used to drive them into the street ; and they 'd carry on bargaining with the farmers under a street lamp ; and when the police came along they 'd move further on to another lamp until they 'd sold all their cattle . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ They had any luck d' you know ? ’ |
| 20 | Both consistently denied that they had any case to answer . |
| 21 | Similar questions were asked about involvement in narcotics or whether they had any criminal record , or if they had any reason to suspect they could become vulnerable to coercion or blackmail . |
| 22 | Railways were unlikely to threaten that target but , just in case they harboured any ambitions to get close , Fraser removed three of their first four batsmen for 10 runs in the space of 22 deliveries . |
| 23 | Could you find out if they have any plans to release new material ? |