Example sentences of "when [pers pn] [verb] [to-vb] any " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lakes , mountains and rivers shall not be jumbled together in our imaginations ; nor , when we attempt to describe any particular scene , will we begin quarrelling about its relative situation ’ . |
| 2 | The brain should never be given contradictory clues when we attempt to reproduce any of the senses . |
| 3 | And erm erm the tailors would come when they wanted to do any pressing of seams , or anything , and they would take the goose iron , and put it in on of the , what we call press cloths , that we pressed the And then they would douse it in the bucket of water , to get it the right heat , to start , so a cloud of steam went up . |
| 4 | When he failed to promote any women into his first cabinet he insisted he would only appoint on merit . |
| 5 | Antenor de Santa Cruz , commander of the Amazon , spoke on behalf of the military when he pledged to fight any defence of the ‘ environment and minorities ’ and to ‘ occupy the [ Yanomami ] area , rather than giving it up . ’ |
| 6 | Women were easily captivated by Charles , when he bothered to make any effort to captivate : they humbly smiled when he turned his head to pay them attention . |