Example sentences of "have [verb] any [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Would Desmond Seymour-Strachey have honoured any agreement his mother had come to with Hilda , would he have considered himself obliged to pay half the royalties to Rose ? |
2 | The received opinion among veterinary surgeons who have given any thought to the role of John Hunter in the early life of the Veterinary College agrees with the statement expressed in 1831 by Youatt , that Hunter was the ‘ life and soul ’ of the founding and development of the London Veterinary College . |
3 | I do not know whether Conservative Members have given any thought to what the present discount system is likely to do — it is more likely to accelerate the disintegration of the family than to bring people together . |
4 | They have turned aside from pride and pleasure in their child , they have withdrawn any investment in their future , they have foregone the potential joy of grandchildren . |
5 | The Liberal Democrats are such past masters at riding out scandals that they are remaining calm , simply instructing all cabinet members to report within a week whether they have received any donations from the pachinko industry . |
6 | ‘ If Lineker had stayed , Tottenham would have not have received any fee for him . ’ |
7 | There are shallow inlets and islands in the Portsmouth area , but the main river valleys , although aggraded in their lower reaches , are not rias , presumably because the rivers have brought down so much alluvium that they have filled any rias which may have been present , whereas the rivers of Pembroke and south-west Ireland have been unable to achieve this . |
8 | We have to accept any price because otherwise we will die of hunger . ’ |
9 | You may find that some beaches are private and a charge is made , but wherever possible we have included any beach charges in the price of your holiday ( see p.225 ) . |
10 | ‘ We think we have solved any quality problems , ’ says Racal Vodafone managing director Chris Gent . |
11 | Officers have recommended any development on the land , which is in the Sadberge conservation area , should make a ‘ positive contribution ’ to the village character . |
12 | Special Branch , which works closely with MI5 , has its own computer system which keeps records on many millions of people none of whom have committed any offence ( if they had they would be on the Police National Computer ) split into 27 different groups such as ‘ interesting ’ , ‘ controversial ’ and ‘ subversive ’ . |
13 | I ca n't say I have noticed any change in the last few years . |
14 | Do n't forget if you , have written any essays for anything else , as course work ? |
15 | If you are a keen gardener or have done any fund-raising or interesting travelling , for example , you will appear a more attractive candidate than someone who simply spends their spare time slumped in front of the television . |
16 | If you have done any class work before attempting the drama school audition , most of the teachers will at some point in their sessions have talked about ‘ relaxation ’ . |
17 | I indeed er in the er companies act in nineteen eighty nine the minister himself er argued that for any system to be effective there had to be a distance between regulators and regulations but the only people who have done any inquiry into B C C I which is the Institute er it itself is the mafia regulating the mafia auditors trying to regulate er the the auditors . |
18 | Needless to say Lord Elphinstone did not hesitate to respond to the challenge and rallied his friends , while at the same time pointedly expressing his hope , when writing to the duke , that ‘ neither my friend or I have done any thing to deserve your Grace 's withdrawing your friendship , interest & protection ’ . |
19 | ‘ Usually I need to ask the school committee if I have to replace any equipment , but if I need something really essential like a new clock I can buy it straight away . ’ |
20 | This is the first time in 20 years I have felt any hope . ’ |
21 | [ T ] he company will not normally itself have suffered any loss , and there seems no reason in equity why it should benefit from the punishment of the insider 's misconduct … |
22 | Ever since the result of the General Election , I have taken for granted that , on Baldwin 's defeat in the House of Commons , the King would send for Ramsay MacDonald ; and I have deprecated any attempt to prevent his having the same facilities which would be accorded to any Minister entrusted by the Sovereign with the formation of a Government . |
23 | Neither the PGL nor NIBA selectors have made any changes for Thursday night 's showdown , and players of both teams are asked to report at Jordanstown at 6pm . |
24 | Once again I would stress that neither my client nor I have made any approach to the company apart from this letter . |
25 | I have enclosed a copy and would be most grateful if you could find the time to scan through it to see if I have made any errors of fact or tactics . |
26 | I would be grateful if you could just check to see if I have made any errors of fact , or have misunderstood any point you and your colleagues made to us . |
27 | Would knowing have made any difference ? |
28 | you know , took an hour down and he just got that done , but I , I 've meant to ask him if those have made any difference , you know , having done in |
29 | Miller mentions some of the trees in the Dictionary : Abies balsamea , Balsam fir , first grown in this country in the Bishop of London 's garden at Fulham , but states , ‘ the only place they have made any figure is at Woburn ’ . |
30 | To speak more intelligibly , I never have made any arrangement of plot when I commenced a work of fiction , and often finish a chapter without having the slightest idea of what materials the ensuing one is to be constructed . |