Example sentences of "any [noun] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Part of the problem was that Trinidad was so culturally and ethnically diverse and seemingly lacking any semblance of a common identity , the political arena therefore was simply a reflection of this diversity . |
| 2 | The official envelopes sent to voters with their ballot papers had contained sheets giving de Gaulle 's reasons for a " yes " vote ( but never any reasons for a " no " vote ) . |
| 3 | It inquires whether the conception of community has undergone any change as a consequence of the crowd phenomenon . |
| 4 | Male birds compete for territories and mates , and any change to a song that makes them more effective in competition will be favoured by natural selection . |
| 5 | Any change to a field will have some knock-on effect on other areas in that it will modify the overall pattern of student choice . |
| 6 | Derek can we take on the dockyards , Derek , I did indicate the situation that half an hour before speaking to congress my office has not been told officially by M O D of any change of a decision being made . |
| 7 | Has anyone , has anyone got any change of a fifty pence piece . |
| 8 | From the cheetahs ' point of view the mean annual temperature does not get systematically better or worse as the years go by , except in so far as any change for a well-adapted animal is a change for the worse . |
| 9 | New draft guidance on the procedures for the outgoing and successor firm when a client decides to change advisers , issued by the Chartered Accountants ' Joint Ethics Committee , puts greater emphasis on the fact that any change in a continuing appointment , such as tax or accounting work , should be treated in the same way as a change of auditors . |
| 10 | ‘ Have you any experience as a cleaner ? ’ |
| 11 | Did you have any experience of a kind that helped you before you came to drama school ? |
| 12 | Design faults meant that each new station required major alterations ; any hope of a production line quickly went out the window . |
| 13 | After a week of intensive treatment at Farnham Park my back was hurting more than ever , so I discharged myself without any hope of a cure . |
| 14 | That has been established ; she will return to France and so dash any hope of a permanent alliance . ’ |
| 15 | Conditions in Scotland were far worse and with Argyll now securely holding the Forth , ruling out any hope of a fresh advance southwards , many of Mar 's Highlanders simply went home . |
| 16 | Or we may say we do not want treatment which ‘ just keeps us alive without any hope of a cure ’ . |
| 17 | ‘ I do n't think there is any hope of a reconciliation . ’ |
| 18 | I myself have long given up any hope of a more permanent relationship . ’ |
| 19 | But no-one can offer any hope of a proper home for Heidi . |
| 20 | ‘ I do n't suppose my brother will have any hope of a picture there , even from a boat and with a telephoto lens … |
| 21 | There was no immediate sign of an answer , but after Creggan had given up any hope of a reply and was looking at the path lights beginning to come on in the Park outside the Zoo there was a subtle shift of talons in Slorne 's cage , a gentle shift of wings , the swiftest of meek glances , and Creggan , too late to catch the look full on , yet sensed that in her mute way Slorne was saying ‘ Yes , oh yes , you were right to predict her return ’ This knowledge that another eagle there believed his prediction had been right gave Creggan comfort in those first weeks in the Cages . |
| 22 | If we are to hold out any hope of a substantial improvement in the pay and conditions of the farm worker , therefore , trade unionism seems to offer a means of achieving these ends on only the largest farming enterprises , where plant bargaining above the AWB rates becomes a possibility . |
| 23 | The women of Britain — the women in the work force and those who want to be in the work force — will not look to the Minister to offer them any hope of liberation or any hope of a better future . |
| 24 | The last day of November 1845 was set by the Board of Trade as the day on which all new railway plans had to be lodged if they were to stand any hope of a parliamentary hearing . |
| 25 | I think we 'll lose any hope of a properly integrated transport system . |
| 26 | In addition to its obvious unfairness , is there not now evidence that the governments tax increases impel consumer confidence and any hope of a recovery . |
| 27 | Any hope for a unique syndrome of EEG/EOG patterns which might be associated with the odd experiences which McKellar 's subjects reported must be abandoned . |
| 28 | How , then , does the Bourdieu view of reflexive critique give any hope for a political future ? |
| 29 | Since the term was first used funboard has been used to describe any board with a foot strap on it . |
| 30 | Do n't pay any money without a receipt stating explicitly what you 've paid for . |