Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] be [verb] to any " in BNC.
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| 1 | The complaints about the term ‘ case ’ might equally be applied to any unit of service technology : it is perhaps the way in which these terms are used by professionals and others to which the greater attention should be paid if we are to make progress which is enduring ( Dominelli , 1990 ) . |
| 2 | It literally means a rug manufactured in the Orient , and could legitimately be applied to any rug of oriental origin , regardless of its appearance or how it was made . |
| 3 | Tools can be used as weapons , Harry , but if you 'll promise these shall never be put to any purposes but those for which they were intended , you may work here whenever you wish . |
| 4 | Cumulative points obtained at any of the named national shows will automatically be added to any won at the ‘ National ’ events — the Royal Show , Royal Welsh , Royal Highland and the European Dairy Farming Event — to determine the National Premier Breeder Award . |
| 5 | These warrants can also be addressed to any constable ( r 7.21 ) . |
| 6 | When a telephone is installed , it is possible to have a very long flex put on for very little extra cost , and it can then be carried to any room , but you should consider the advantages and disadvantages of this carefully before coming to a decision to have it done , as it has been known to be the cause of accidents to some old people . |