Example sentences of "[vb pp] anything [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a long time since he 'd organised anything like a fête . |
| 2 | The death of key member Ricky Wilson in 1985 of Aids-related cancer , virtually grounded the band , who had n't enjoyed anything like a hit since 1981 's remix EP , Party Mix . |
| 3 | Done anything about a Christmas presents yet Jack ? |
| 4 | If you suggest that he has done anything for a base motive such as money , he replies , ‘ That does not do justice to you , or to me . ’ |
| 5 | We also have nt conceded anything from a corner or cross ( except that goal vs norwich … but you could nt expect him to get that one ! ) . |
| 6 | Now I can not think of a single occasion over the years , my adulthood when I have been going to theatre arts events of any kind when I 've actually gone out and bought anything as a result of sponsorship of a programme I 've been looking at . |
| 7 | Erm have n't got anything like a blanket |
| 8 | No one — absolutely no one — had seen a man called Kennedy arrive , or known anything about a man with that name . |
| 9 | The smell of the plates of food as they were borne past had been tantalising and caused pangs of hunger to strike Meredith 's stomach as though she had n't eaten anything for a week . |
| 10 | He then provided : ‘ I wish whatever legacies I have left to be paid by you , my dear son , and if any debt shall emerge , if I had borrowed anything for a time and shall owe it , I wish it to be paid by you , so that what I have left your sister may pass to her undiminished . ’ |
| 11 | Right at this moment she would have given anything for a sight of Shirley and endured her fussing with pleasure . |
| 12 | She would have given anything for a glimpse of the moon that had been shining when she was here before , but it was not there , and as the knocking gathered strength she realised she would have to go down . |
| 13 | She would have given anything for a bath , but that was impossible . |