Example sentences of "any [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And not-only was there no dog worrying Farmer Olinton 's sheep ; there were n't any sheep in sight , either ! |
| 2 | The petite marmite , the pot au feu , the croûte au pot were made with rich beef , veal and chicken stock ; the fillets of sole were invariably cooked with truffles and cream or with mushrooms and lobster sauce , with artichoke hearts or with white wine and grapes ; noisettes d'agneau , from the finest baby lamb , made such frequent appearances on the menu that one wonders how any sheep has survived ; the chicken was stuffed with a mousse de foie gras ; the little birds which followed — quail , ortolan or snipe — were again presented with truffles ; asparagus , in and out of season , were always accompanied by hollandaise sauce ; and the bombe glacée , indispensable , it seems , to a good dinner , was the signal for all the display of which the confectionery chef was capable . |
| 3 | ‘ Were there any sheep in the palace gardens ? ’ asked Cyril . |
| 4 | ‘ Why were n't there any sheep ? ’ asked Cyril at once . |
| 5 | There was no sign of any sheep , but they did notice some strange-looking footprints in the earth by the house . |
| 6 | Because none of us wants to have er , the problems that are occurring when you do n't put any sheep dip on . |
| 7 | I do n't want any sheep . |
| 8 | ‘ Are there any sheep on Gullholm ? ’ |
| 9 | Well they did n't have trucks for excursions , they did n't take any sheep and cattle to the seaside for a day . |
| 10 | The Prussian army was unique among those of the major States in relying for its manpower neither on any militia system nor on voluntary recruiting . |
| 11 | The doors of the classrooms along it had handwritten cards drawing-pinned to them saying things like ‘ Course 21B : Italian ’ or ‘ Over 60s Metalworking ’ and one that said ‘ Blue Tit Patrol ’ pinned high enough up to avoid any graffiti . |
| 12 | They say that if you , if it was n't for the shooting we would n't have any grouse or pheasants cos they would n't be preserved . |
| 13 | Any goldfish 8 cm ( 3 in ) or more in length should be capable of breeding . |
| 14 | I wonder if they 've got any barracks there now ? |
| 15 | Any 50m hand and off-width crack with no Friends or chalk and just two ring bolts , 20m apart was begging to be climbed . |
| 16 | Exposure — Bodily injury includes exposure resulting from misfortune by any aircraft or other conveyance where travel is permitted in which the Insured Person is travelling . |
| 17 | Stiffened defences beat off several parties and only Mayne and Jordan managed to destroy any aircraft — twenty-two between them . |
| 18 | When evaluating any aircraft I prefer to fly it light , so that it performs rather more in the manner the designer had in mind . |
| 19 | The CAA recently received a communication from the French Director of Civil Aviation advising that a British pilot who was alleged to have infringed height regulations while on a private flight over France was banned from acting as a crew member on any aircraft operating within airspace under French sovereignty for one year — inconvenient for a PPL keen on touring , potentially disastrous for anyone who flies for his living . |
| 20 | Available as a Hot Brush ( £17.95 ) ; Tong ( £14.95 ) or a combination of the two ( £19.95 ) , Free Curl is powered by a ThermaCELL gas cartridge which is accepted on any aircraft in checked-in-luggage . |
| 21 | As the communist terrorists lacked any real anti-aircraft defences , 1 Squadron did not lose any aircraft to hostile action whilst on operations . |
| 22 | ( B ) That this Agreement shall not apply to any vehicle running on rails or to any aircraft or hovercraft . |
| 23 | We are talking about costs and , as my hon. Friend will know , the cost of maintaining any aircraft , whether in the Royal Air Force or the reserves , is great , and I do not know how cost effective it would be . |
| 24 | The sanctions anticipated for April 15 included ( i ) the denial of airport facilities to any aircraft flying to or from Libya , except in cases of urgent humanitarian need ; ( ii ) the withholding of aircraft insurance or maintenance services , aircraft and aircraft components from Libya ; ( iii ) the withholding of any kind of arms , military equipment or paramilitary police equipment ; ( iv ) the withdrawal of any military advisers currently advising the Libyan authorities ; ( v ) significant reductions in staff levels at diplomatic missions in Libya ; ( iv ) moves to " prevent the operation " of Libyan Arab Airlines ; and ( vii ) the denial of entry , or expulsion , of Libyans expelled or excluded from other states due to their " terrorist activities " . |
| 25 | Yesterday Capt Roy Beaumont , Loganair 's operations director , said that although the plane involved was an ATP , the down draught could have had the same effect on any aircraft coming in to land . |
| 26 | There were , there was , there was n't any runway it was just a grass airfield as there was a lot of them in those days erm this , this is why they , they could n't get any aircraft of any size in there you see , this is why some of them used to overshoot if they got twin engines before the war erm |
| 27 | They are not like your London pigeon ; thus a quick blast of Bassey alone will leave any heron quite unmoved . |
| 28 | FILE option allows import of any data file in Lotus 1-2-3 worksheets up to version 3.0 , dBase , Symphony , Quattro , ascii or directly from the keyboard . |
| 29 | TableCurve can calculate the data 's best fit to one of its equations , or the plot of the data can be previewed to decide whether any data needs to be edited or excluded , or weighting factors applied prior to processing . |
| 30 | Only a few professors and their favourite students seem to have read enough to be able to consider a matter of style with any data at their disposal — these and a few poets of the better sort … |