Example sentences of "was [adv] [adj] [prep] any [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was remarkably quick by any standards . |
| 2 | For Trotsky the Soviet bureaucracy was little different from any other in its regulatory functions , its maintenance of social ranks and ‘ its exploitation of the state apparatus for personal goals ’ ( Trotsky 1936 , p. 248 ) . |
| 3 | The Albanian Communist Party was in favour of the adherence of Kosovo to Albania after the liberation , and the Yugoslav Party was adamantly opposed to any loss of prewar Yugoslav territory ( although insisting on the Italian surrender of Istria ) . |
| 4 | The expanse of beach was so denuded of any trace of the present century we might have stepped out on to a distant planet . |
| 5 | A lieutenant of Dragoons was so dismissive of any danger that he was eagerly telling his Sergeant how the new science of phrenology measured human aptitudes from the shape of a man 's skull . |
| 6 | It was a branch which was highly resistant to any tendency perceived as likely to vitiate the traditional autonomy of WEA branches . |
| 7 | De Michelis said that he was entirely innocent of any malpractice . |
| 8 | The room was not the best the hotel had to offer , but it was still magnificent by any standards . |
| 9 | Paris was more convenient in any case ; the memories of St Cloud were too painful … |
| 10 | Once inside , Belinda noted with relief that it was lit mainly by the dim , warm yellow of candles in the centre of each table , which would soften the contours of her figure and save her from a self-consciousness that was probably unnecessary in any case … |
| 11 | In the Roman world it was probably responsible for any expansions which occurred in trade and equally for any constraints that existed . |
| 12 | That proposal had perished in the face of determined opposition from the Social Democratic Party of Japan ( SDPJ ) which was vehemently opposed to any symptom of incipient Japanese militarism , and which had traditionally disputed the constitutional legitimacy of the very existence of the SDF . |
| 13 | A Farnham Lane resident who did not wish to be named said that he was strongly opposed to any footpath being opened up to traffic . |
| 14 | He was particularly scathing of any suggestion of romanticisation , invoking the later , revised view of Engels of criminals as parasites on their own class and ideologically and politically at odds with the worker 's movement towards socialism . |
| 15 | He was particularly careful of any involvement with the Mamur Zapt , which was why Owen not only reported formally to the Khedive but was nominally subordinate to Garvin . |
| 16 | Ernest Bevin , the new Foreign Secretary , was particularly suspicious of any form of European political integration which he thought would be easy prey for continental communist parties [ Bullock , 1983 ] . |
| 17 | If an offence is committed and the employer was quite unaware of any defect he is still liable for ‘ using ’ ( Green v Burnett [ 1954 ] 3 All ER 273 ) . |
| 18 | She was quite unaware of any comparison to her own condition . |
| 19 | Such an expressed provision carries the inference that contact may well become appropriate after the six-month interval and was quite contrary to the conclusion of the local authority that contact between T. and her father was quite inappropriate in any circumstances presently foreseeable . |
| 20 | This was completely different from any idea of grandiose constitutional changes . |
| 21 | It was , however , no surprise that this dog was never used to any extent by top breeders , which shows that sometimes there is very little connection between great show dogs and great producers . |
| 22 | Consultants can provide a source of expert advice for local groups , but the issue of who controls the process must be addressed as it was absolutely crucial for any community economic development . |
| 23 | The Armstrong chairman , Roy Watts , said the Caparo bid was too low by any standard . |
| 24 | The rock above me was too steep for any animal to find foothold on . |
| 25 | He had now grown accustomed to me , and , as he was too ill for any kind of polite act , had left me in no doubt that he liked me . |
| 26 | The human brain was very inaccessible to any sort of experimental investigation . |