Example sentences of "but [vb past] any [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Councillors heard that Homesmith had a good self-build record , but agreed any contract should be put out to tender at a later stage . |
| 2 | Hertfordshire detectives admit they have contacted Australian colleagues , but dismissed any links between the two incidents as pure speculation . |
| 3 | John could see some trivial improvements but deferred any mention of them . |
| 4 | It promised to discuss issues including better economic performance , ‘ democratic togetherness ’ , better goods , opportunities to travel and a healthy environment , but rejected any idea of reforming the system . |
| 5 | He was a fervent high-churchman but abhorred any association between the high-church wing of the Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church . |
| 6 | This was not confined to security information but encompassed any information which was not in the interests of the state to disclose . |
| 7 | But did any examples occur to you ? |
| 8 | Interviewed on television on Nov. 21 , the South Korean Defence Minister , Lee Jong-koo , said that the two sides had agreed on " considerably intensified measures " to halt the North 's nuclear programme but denied any plan to use military force . |
| 9 | He admitted taking his hand off the tiller at the group but denied any boardroom rift over strategy . |
| 10 | She admitted she had come from London to gain recruits for the Communist Party , but denied any attempt to stir up strife . |
| 11 | He appeared against John Penruddock [ q.v. ] and his rebels in 1655 , but refused any office under Oliver Cromwell , and was badly beaten in the 1656 elections . |