Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] any [noun] [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm not saying , I 'm not drawing any conclusions until I know but I 'm saying I think it 's an area that is perhaps worth investigation . |
| 2 | This did not make any sense that she could see when she thought : but she felt the power of it . |
| 3 | ‘ Looking back , I 'm glad we did not make any records because we were rubbish . |
| 4 | I do not want any criticisms that we may have of some home owners or some trends to detract from that important fact . |
| 5 | When Norwich and Arsenal appeared at Lancaster Gate the FA was concerned not only that neither club had condemned the incident immediately but that Norwich had not given any indication that they were going to punish some of their players , apart from fining them for making comments to newspapers . |
| 6 | For in the circumstances of ordinary politics the checkerboard strategy will prevent instances of injustice that would otherwise occur , and we can not say that justice requires not eliminating any injustice unless we can eliminate all . |
| 7 | Do not buy any materials until you have been told you can have a grant by the council , and once you have , keep any receipts . |
| 8 | Especially when I first saw him sort of , crawling on his tummy and not wanting any food and I thought , ah ! |
| 9 | He stated that he did not expect any hostility when he returned to London . |
| 10 | It was held that the facts did not show any detinue and it was also said that C had done no wrong by not allowing A to enter and remove them . |
| 11 | The most newsworthy and well-written release will not achieve any coverage if it is sent to the wrong outlet . |
| 12 | Better not give any names unless you have to . |
| 13 | Mrs Jones felt that the slow progress of the assessment and the limited information she received created new problems instead of resolving existing ones : ‘ It introduces so much trauma — you 're getting all the criticism all the time but you 're not getting any information because it takes so long . ’ |
| 14 | I was nervous because I did not have any friends and I was worried that I would be on my own . |
| 15 | A further great grievance that exists in this force in the Division where I am is that the Section Sergeant dare not enter any Station while he is on duty unless he signs the main station book ; yet the plain clothes P.C.s and Detective Constables , and even uniform P.C.s can go into the Station as often as they think and there is no order that any of them must sign in and out . |
| 16 | Because we 're not set any targets and we 've never given any feedback from higher |
| 17 | She really did look stunning that day and very composed , not showing any nerves although she was slightly pale . |
| 18 | From reception we could see girls walking around , although we were told by a very heavy officer that we were not to get any ideas that we could walk around freely . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'm not making any promises that I know wo n't be kept . |
| 20 | PS Mark , I did not get any slippers although I could do with some . |
| 21 | DO NOT START ANY WORK UNTIL YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS APPROVAL . |
| 22 | ’ Do not start any work until you have received written approval . ’ |
| 23 | Stefan was very careful not to rehearse any numbers that she and Gesner had to perform together , but she still felt afraid . |
| 24 | As the Squig escapes from the control of its Night Goblin herders it may burst through its own unit , but it does not cause any damage as it does so . |
| 25 | Neither politicians at court nor governors in the colonies were expected to live on their salaries ; having outside interests would not cause any trouble if it simply supplemented their salaries , though it would be used as an additional reason to attack them if they followed policies the king disliked . |
| 26 | In future , there will be fewer Exxon Valdezes , because big oil companies will make sure that they do not own any oil until it arrives safely in port . |
| 27 | ‘ I could n't eat any lunch if you paid me , ’ he said . |
| 28 | ‘ Is n't it lucky I dropped all the paint , because now you can see where the trail starts , because we did n't paint any trees once we could see the road . ’ |
| 29 | Microsoft Corp chairman Bill Gates said in a televised interview with CNBC-TV that he knows of no effort by the US Federal Trade Commission to force a restructuring of Microsoft , despite its ongoing probe : ‘ I certainly have n't heard any suggestion that they 're even considering something that would change the structure of our company , ’ Gates said ; he also warned on the Business Insiders programme that Microsoft Corp will not be as profitable in the long-term as it has in recent years — ‘ The kind of profit margin we 've had in the past will be very unlikely for us to achieve in the future ; we 've said after tax margins probably wo n't stay over 20% in the mid to long-term , and they could go quite a bit lower than that in the short-term , ’ the company 's chief executive declared . |
| 30 | It 's not as good as we can do in England , but it 's the Inspiral attitude : we wo n't make any profit because we 're bringing a boatload of gear over , but everyone will remember it . ’ |