Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] anything from [art] " in BNC.
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1 | The all-alloy 24-valve twin-cam engine is described by Cosworth as being of the ‘ high-efficiency ’ type , and follows the ‘ modular ’ theory — meaning that the basic design could suit anything from the three-cylinder unit to a V12 . |
2 | And every so often erm the British look at this with a rather interested eye , and you 'll find that erm Parliamentary committees erm there was one on the British Civil Service about two years , three years ago , nineteen seventy-seven , they went over to France to have a look at how the French did this to see if they could learn anything from the French experience , but in fact it 's very difficult to transport somebody else 's experience , lock , stock and barrel , into the British situation , and they quite sensibly concluded this would n't be a good idea . |
3 | These dogs are absolutely fearless and will tackle anything from a weasel to a fox without a second thought . |
4 | Effecting an entry , this is called , and a job for Slim Jim , the flexible steel ruler owned by every mechanic and car thief , which , shoved down the side of the driver 's door glass , will open anything from a Jeep to a Jaguar . |
5 | With just a few bits of metal and lots of imagination , Meccano addicts can build anything from a replica of Blackpool Tower to a Lancaster bomber . |
6 | On those boats you can buy anything from a loaf to a life . |
7 | Properly interpreted and monitored , the quarter mill map can prevent anything from a stray into controlled airspace to a fatal accident . |
8 | Treatment can cost anything from a few hundred pounds to up to £15,000 in exceptional circumstances . |
9 | This process can take anything from a few weeks to a few months . |
10 | Depending on the weather , you can layer anything from a vest and roll-neck shirt , up to five or six layers ( to include a close-knit wool sweater ) for icy weather . |
11 | You can try anything from a single stem to a braided bunch with Antenna 's new collection of flowery Monofibre extensions . |
12 | Today the word ‘ box ’ can mean anything from a development bank — Al Sandook Al Naqd ( ‘ the box of money ’ , translated literally ) — to a reference to a Sheikh 's largesse . |
13 | Nowadays ‘ Traditional English ’ can mean anything from the roasts and bread-and-butter puddings of old establishments like Rules or Simpson 's to the nouvelle Britannique cuisine of some of the newer , trendier restaurants . |
14 | Percy can play anything from the triangle to the tambourine . |
15 | Support for experimentation , innovation , resource-based learning activities and other desirable or interesting ventures can involve anything from a reorganization of a school timetable to a series of local education authority decisions on staffing and materials provision . |