Example sentences of "[was/were] anything [pers pn] [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Wolski knew already that the old eagle had been ailing for months now and that three weeks ago they had finally taken her out of her cage and into the veterinary block to see if there was anything they could do for her . |
| 2 | Mr Peter Giddings , Test Valley council treasurer , said : ‘ We were approached by one village shopkeeper in financial trouble who asked if there was anything we could do . |
| 3 | Lyn and I have been over and over it to see if there was anything we could have done but that kind of abuse gives very few signs . |
| 4 | It was alright , but I did n't know why it was good , or whether there was anything I should do better , it was just alright then , that 's it , I 've done it . |
| 5 | Before the storm , I mean , to see if there was anything I could do . |
| 6 | IF THERE WAS ANYTHING YOU COULD CHANGE ABOUT YOUR LOOKS WHAT WOULD IT BE ? |
| 7 | IF THERE WAS ANYTHING YOU COULD CHANGE ABOUT YOUR LOOKS WHAT WOULD IT BE ? : |
| 8 | IF THERE WAS ANYTHING YOU COULD CHANGE ABOUT YOUR LOOKS WHAT WOULD IT BE ? : |
| 9 | ‘ You once said if there was anything you could do to help me I had only to come to you and ask . |
| 10 | He turned his horse and drove under St John 's Gate , anxious with the keenness of youth to see if there was anything he could do , but it was obvious from the start that the poor man was beyond all earthly help . |
| 11 | Then started the discussion about where to store it until the inevitable happened , during the course of which the doorbell rang and an elderly neighbour was revealed who had kindly called to introduce himself and to ask if there was anything he could do to help me , as he had heard my husband was ill in hospital . |
| 12 | When Tiare 's husband knew he was dying he thanked me and wanted to know if there was anything he could do — a kind of last request . |
| 13 | He had not expected it of her and wished he could have gone away quickly without even asking if there was anything he could do for her . |
| 14 | He circled above it , watching , in case there was anything he could do ; until a passing Albatros fell on him and hammered a dozen bullets into his engine . |
| 15 | He wondered if there was anything he should say to them , if there was anything they could possibly understand . |
| 16 | When I asked if there was anything she would like me to bring , she shook her head . |
| 17 | By the time Wardle Wood came in sight Virginia was tired and was wondering whether there was anything she could do that would save her pushing the bike all the long way home . |
| 18 | A very eccentric lady wandered in here one day asking , in response to this advert , if there was anything she could do and she said she was an artist . |
| 19 | Anna went down the road to post her letter , for she had written a letter to accompany the cheque , in which she reiterated her sorrow about the death of the cat and added that if there was anything she could do , Miss Jakob had only to let her know . |
| 20 | If there was anything she could do to help she would , she said , be only too happy . |
| 21 | If there was anything she could do , I had only to ask . |
| 22 | Before lunch , and afterwards , Marjorie came to see if there was anything she could do . |
| 23 | She might despise him for the methods he used in business , but the fact remained that she loved him , and if there was anything she could do to protect him she would do it . |
| 24 | It , it was a really nice size shop Walsall Wood was , but my sister , remember is eighty-two , I asked her , I told her you were coming and I asked her if there was anything she could tell me but er she do could n't tell me much more than myself . |