Example sentences of "which [modal v] [verb] any " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Which may arrive any old time . |
| 2 | Because of their beauty such villages are also more subject to draconian planning policies which may prevent any new development at all or restrict it to only the limited in-filling of low-density private housing . |
| 3 | ‘ Despite the variation in language of the various judges , the principle of Donoghue v. Stevenson [ [ 1932 ] A.C. 562 ] as appears from the examination of these authorities imposes tortious liability on a person who performs some careless act which may injure any person whom he should reasonably have had in contemplation as being likely to be injured in consequence of his carelessness and who in fact is injured by his careless act . |
| 4 | That 's rather like having a King Lear spiritually emoting with an insight which may transcend any previous realisation , whilst unfortunately playing havoc with the syntax , changing and/or forgetting words , and mumbling so that certain words inaudible to the unaware onlooker can be understood only by the expert who knows the text ! |
| 5 | The media may well be anti anyway , which may kill any hopes of further progress . |
| 6 | We should also note that there are at least two different factors which may lead us to feel that some notion deserves emphasis ; one of course is contrast with another property that might have been expressed ; the second is salience of the notion within the particular situation envisaged ; this would presumably be true for : ( 16 ) Geraldine told us a long story about bee-keepers With these points in mind , we should now compare ( 15 ) with ( 17 ) and ask ourselves how much emphasis of either kind is present in ( 17 ) , provided that it is not " read in " in order to support the hypothesis : ( 17 ) the ideas discussed will be put to our colonel topics suitable could include divorce and bankruptcy buildings adjacent will be closed for three days Since there is no doubt that these sentences might be used in situations where the property of the adjective would not be contrastive , the only candidate which may have any plausibility is the " salient on this occasion " variety , though there does not seem to be very strong reason to believe that in all cases where these sentences could be used the adjective property will be salient ; we return to this later . |
| 7 | Moreover , it would have undermined the important principle of consistency in the response to like cases which should underpin any punishment regime . |
| 8 | We have attempted to measure cell proliferation , which should proceed any increase in organ mass , by adopting two immunohistological methods to the pancreas : proliferating exocrine cells were labelled either with 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine ( Brd Urd ) or with a monoclonal antibody ( PC10 ) against proliferating cell nuclear antigen ( PCNA ) . |
| 9 | Beatrice Webb 's admiration for the philanthropic work of Mary Booth rested on the way in which the latter expressed ‘ gentle and loving contempt for any special work outside the ordinary sphere of a woman 's life , [ and ] her high standard of excellence which should discourage any vain attempt to leave the beaten track of a woman 's duty ’ . |
| 10 | The high intragastric urea concentrations in these patients greatly increas H pylori ammonia production which should accentuate any ammonia related effects . |
| 11 | Just two body styles are available : Classic S and Classic T , neither of which should need any explanation ! |
| 12 | Fifteen members of the 23-member senate , which must ratify any new treaty with a two-thirds majority , want the US bases , which provide 68,000 jobs , out of the country . |
| 13 | Confirmation of this astounding occurrence — which must banish any churlish suggestion that the affair is to be put down to Russia 's eternal obsession with the supernatural — was provided by Genrikh Silanov , head of the Voronezh Geophysical Laboratory . |
| 14 | He possessed just enough self-control to continue his gentle stroking of her , but both his arms now held her , and almost without her willing it McAllister 's crept around his neck , and unconsciously they sank , from their sitting position , on to the bed , to lie with McAllister 's head on the pillow , Dr Neil 's by her , he careful to lie still , to do nothing which might suggest any kind of bodily union . |
| 15 | 7.7.6 to give notice to the Landlord immediately upon the happening of any event which might affect any insurance policy on or relating to the Premises or upon the happening of any event against which the Landlord may have insured under this Lease The following amendment should be considered : … immediately upon becoming aware of the happening of any event … 7.7.7 immediately to inform the Landlord in writing of any conviction judgment or finding of any court or tribunal relating to the Tenant ( or any director other officer or major shareholder of the Tenant ) of such a nature as to be likely to affect the decision of any insurer or underwriter to grant or to continue any such insurance The requirement to notify the landlord in respect of convictions should be deleted for the reason stated above . |
| 16 | Ministers would be angry , too — which might explain any reluctance on Mr MacGregor 's part to push for morning sittings . |
| 17 | The main problem is never to allow any interpretation to harden into a fixed idea which could prevent any further evidence being given its full value or not even noticed . |
| 18 | He possessed a dominating grace which could make any adversary subject to his will . |
| 19 | The weaker way is to say simply that although there is a radical and obvious difference between the two hypotheses , it is not one which could make any difference to you , and so that you can be exempted from paying any attention to it . |
| 20 | She looked exquisite , breakable , so desirable that not a few lustier members of the congregation , whose minds should have been on holier things , found themselves in a sudden , quite ferocious state somewhere between arousal and bewitchment , which could bring any man to his knees . |
| 21 | 3.9 further undertakes to report to promptly all instances of activities of which is aware by third parties in the Territory and elsewhere which could have any effect on the validity of 's Trade Marks including : |
| 22 | Also , these procedures , in contrast to gynaecological laparoscopy , are performed in the reverse Trendelenberg position , which would compound any venous stasis already present . |
| 23 | At first sight the obvious answer might be to convert all images to some enormously high resolution which would satisfy any possible requirement . |
| 24 | For those who do not take their cricket quite so seriously there is a head office indoor team which would welcome any new players , male or female , spin bowler or underarm . |
| 25 | Are there technical difficulties which would bother any members of the group — things like scrambling sections or exposed ridges ? |
| 26 | Similarly , the increasing employment of women in the growing sector of food , drink and tobacco manufacture by the end of the century , and even the dramatic growth in the number of women commercial clerks ( 4,467 in Edinburgh by 1911 , compared to only 366 in 1881 ) did little to alter the fact that in Scotland generally ( perhaps rather more than England in the same period ) there was a very clear division of the labour market and a de facto segregation of " men 's work " from " women 's work " , which would face any girl looking for her first job . |
| 27 | Loyalist opposition was minimal ; Major Ronald Bunting 's Loyal Citizens of Ulster had threatened a counter-demonstration but this was banned by Minister of Home Affairs William Craig , and the RUC sealed off the stairways to the top of the walls and erected barriers which would prevent any clash . |
| 28 | The Hon. Member for Cunninghame , North spent a considerable time addressing amendment No. 5 , which would prevent any of the privatised bus companies from disposing of fixed assets within five years without the consent of the Secretary of State . |
| 29 | Further up the chain there may be an exclusion clause which would prevent any contract action . |
| 30 | It has called on the government to adopt a " zero emissions " policy which would prohibited any discharge of organochlorides . |