Example sentences of "not [verb] [prep] any " in BNC.
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| 1 | " When I was dealing with the men personally I generally got them to see matters from my point of view , but unfortunately I could not stay in any one port for any length of time ; my subordinates did not have the same control over men as I did " . |
| 2 | Unlike Aeschylus and Sophocles , he was not consistently popular , and his innovations did not arise from any desire to pander to the public . |
| 3 | The confusion to which the hon. Gentleman refers does not exist at any of the BP refineries that I have visited . |
| 4 | Between 1941 and 1945 it created a following for itself which has never been equalled since and certainly did not exist at any time prior to 1941 . |
| 5 | The sooner an agreement is notified the longer the period of protection from fines is likely to be , since such protection does not exist for any period of operation of an agreement prior to notification . |
| 6 | each has a separate thumbnail file , and if one does not exist for any given image , PhotoFinish creates one . |
| 7 | As far as they are concerned the future does not exist in any way , other than that they hope they wo n't live to have any part in it . |
| 8 | And what we today call ‘ soteriology ’ ( the doctrine of salvation ) did not exist in any systematic way at all ( Kelly 1977 : 375 ) . |
| 9 | We can not be complacent , for progress marches on and inflation eats at our financing , but we can be proud of the Institution — and extend again our heartfelt thanks to the voluntary fund raisers and crews without whom it could not exist in any form . |
| 10 | Either supposition leads to a contradiction , and the conclusion must be that such a class can not exist in any conceivable universe . |
| 11 | There was , however , a complicating factor here which did not exist in any other European state . |
| 12 | ‘ But he will be asked to accept the arguments put by the ESC and not insist on any extra payment . ’ |
| 13 | The Armaments Inspectorate at Nuremberg , commenting on the successful concealment of preparation for the invasion , noted that ‘ the concentration of numerous troops in the eastern areas had allowed speculation to arise that significant events were afoot there , but nevertheless probably the overwhelming proportion of the German people did not think of any warlike confrontation with the Soviet Union ’ . |
| 14 | But he could not think of any other way to work safely . |
| 15 | In my 25 years of watching international rugby I have seen many incidents of violence and can not think of any country that is blameless . |
| 16 | Ten per cent could not think of any form . |
| 17 | I can not think of any flower that does not press better for being taken apart , although of course you will have to spend time putting it back together again when you want to use it . |
| 18 | I can not think of any United States naval officer whom I would sooner have in his place in those near-impossible circumstances . |
| 19 | Now I could write a book on Workers I have known and they are worth a mention here , because I can not think of any other branch of agriculture , but organics , where people will almost pay to work for you . |
| 20 | Clara could not think of any scheme in which the man she had just seen could have been described as lovely , but she instantly invented one . |
| 21 | In fact , I can not think of any great golfers afflicted with legs divergent from the normal . |
| 22 | The farmer , who was a great coward , did n't like the idea of going back empty-handed to the tiger , but as he could not think of any other plan , he did as he was told . |
| 23 | She had behaved as if she was quite prepared to be Alain 's , and she could not think of any reply at all . |
| 24 | She could not think of any means of doing it without involving Andrew . |
| 25 | Apart from two schoolmates whose fathers had a business , he can not think of any with a job . |
| 26 | It is understood Nelson has not communicated with any member of his family since his transfer to England in December . |
| 27 | The composition of the Leo X tiles does not compare with any of these , including those from the postulated source at Genoa , but they are almost identical to the composition of contemporary tiles definitely known to have been made at Seville , such as the example in Figure 6.3b . |
| 28 | Held , dismissing the appeal , the judge had not referred to any specific provision of the Code . |
| 29 | The programme is not binding on any of the signatories but is likely to influence the lending and spending of Western donors . |
| 30 | This is not to disparage in any way the commitment of health workers to physical rehabilitation which will sustain or restore people 's physical independence , especially following illness or accident . |