Example sentences of "[vb infin] anything to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It saves wondering the next day whether Jimmy Lynch will bring anything to the house or not . ’ |
| 2 | I mean he kept , I mean he did n't do anything to the city you ca n't even see it from the old one 's still standing and it 's in the wrong it 's so nice . |
| 3 | The space must not contribute anything to the reaction or else modern physics is wrong in so many issues ( which it was at the time ) . |
| 4 | ‘ Nothing in these papers makes me believe anything to the contrary . |
| 5 | Well that 's one the other reason , of course we have got a large number of chur , very small churches in fact , looking at our mai , ministry figures nineteen ninety there were thirty churches that did n't pay anything to the maintenance and a lot of these , I think , maybe |
| 6 | The family persuaded Ken not to attend the inquest at Hammersmith Coroner 's Court , in the hope that the name Charlie Williams would n't mean anything to the Press . |
| 7 | They ca n't prove anything to the contrary and who is there hereabouts who knows anything about loss of memory and how long such a state lasts ? |
| 8 | This rhetorical absenteeism is definitive of deconstructive reading where texts are seen to " undo " themselves , and the intervention of a reading " does not add anything to the text " ( 1979 : 17 ) . |
| 9 | Again , I respect my hon. Friend 's strongly held personal views , but Parliament has expressed its views and I can not add anything to the answer that I gave to the two previous questions . |
| 10 | ‘ We were told that we could not add anything to the pedestrian provision after the initial period . |
| 11 | ‘ The arson charge does not add anything to the prosecution case against Harper , so you need only concentrate on the manslaughter charge against him . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ He does n't offer anything to the game . |
| 13 | Police added : ‘ She did not say anything to the boy 's aunt and left no notes before leaving . |
| 14 | And do n't worry , we wo n't say anything to the stationmaster about yesterday . ’ |
| 15 | Did you say anything to the effect that Lawrence was being harboured at the flat at or did he merely say he was concerned for the safety of the occupier ? |
| 16 | ‘ It 'll be just as well if you do n't say anything to the group about it . |