Example sentences of "[vb pp] anything [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , it was a pity that Greg Lewin was interviewed by somebody only knowledgeable about corncrakes ; it would have been interesting to know whether Greg has done anything about the diabolical fingering needed on the ancient form of the racket . |
| 2 | Erm Wh have we done anything about the environmental charter ? |
| 3 | He 'd left the local school as early as his birthday would allow and had n't really done anything for the following year except watch his father die . |
| 4 | I do nt think he has done anything for the national game . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's disgusting , ’ contributed Mrs Harper from time to time , presenting her flat , mean , worthless little counter simply because she could not bear to remain silent , to sit back where others played , although she recognized herself temporarily outnumbered , ‘ disgusting , I call it , ’ and Shirley , hearing this phrase for the millionth time , had a vision of households all over Britain in which censorious , ignorant old bags like her mother-in-law , who had never done anything for the public good , who had nothing positive ever to contribute to any argument , passed judgement on others while stuffing themselves with goose and roast potatoes and sprouts and apple sauce . |
| 6 | ‘ Women say to me they have n't done anything for the last ten years and it turns out they have had four children , run the PTA , served as parent governor , done charity work , organised a community activity and cared for aged parents . ’ |
| 7 | But I have n't had anything on the other piece and I want something on . |
| 8 | As I say I 've not had anything like the bad experience of it that a lot of people have had . |
| 9 | ‘ We 've got to face the disconcerting fact ’ , he told his interviewer , ‘ that Irish rugby has never innovated anything with the possible exception of the garryowen ’ . |
| 10 | But I have not found anything in the careful judgment of Mustill L.J . |
| 11 | Not even the same matches with the same results would have engendered anything like the same degree of atmosphere or emotion had it been staged at a neutral venue , which is what the situation would be in most years if the one or two weeks idea was adopted . |
| 12 | ‘ If we have learned anything from the last few years , it is that availability is the main occasion and the trigger for experimentation among the young . ’ |
| 13 | That is what is wrong with narcissistic chat shows which create , then devour , media personalities who have not achieved anything in the real world ; or politics coverage which concentrates on the intra-party power struggles rather than the world to which the party hopes to appeal . |
| 14 | ‘ We have made a bid and are confident of winning but we have n't yet heard anything from the Premier League , ’ said Dyke , who last year retained ITV 's franchise with a bid that was £28m less than their rivals . |
| 15 | But even then , though it demonstrates the learning flexibility present in a chimpanzee 's mind structure , no chimpanzee has ever communicated anything outside the natural instinctive content of its own mind . |
| 16 | We do n't get any paid anything in the second year ? |
| 17 | But something I would like to say , which no-one has touched on at all ; we 've all been talking about the laws that affect women and equal opportunities , and no-one has mentioned anything about the horrendous hours that are worked in parliament making it not impossible , but extremely difficult for women to become politicians working in parliament to be the people who make the laws , to be the people who can actually affect women 's roles in society erm everyone seems to accept the fact that our own parliament , totally dominated by men , and the sort of hours that only men can work , making it extremely difficult for women . |