Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] to any " in BNC.
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| 1 | Obviously Devlin Parnham had been prepared to agree to any sort of conditions to get the count to accept this mission . |
| 2 | Even Mary Vetsera has only one wish , to be possessed by him , and is prepared to go to any lengths to achieve that end . |
| 3 | And she was prepared to go to any lengths to get what she wanted — and almost always succeeded . |
| 4 | To fulfil this ambition he was prepared to go to any lengths , no matter how underhand or devious they might be . |
| 5 | Feel free to come to any of these groups . |
| 6 | Feel free to come to any of these groups . |
| 7 | Feel free to come to any of these groups . |
| 8 | Feel free to come to any of these groups . |
| 9 | Feel free to come to any of these groups . |
| 10 | A phone call will always be made to confirm that you would still be willing to come to any particular meeting . |
| 11 | The data are too few to come to any definite conclusions , but what is available will be referred to briefly here , and reference should be made to the appendix for the background detail . |
| 12 | Harwell says it 's satisfied it provides as much data as possible , but the plant is willing to listen to any council proposals . |
| 13 | ‘ It will be free to sell to any business , and will earn higher prices and offer greater security since it wo n't be linked to the fortunes of any one company , however successful that company may appear . ’ |
| 14 | Whether or not this happened to any extent in Britain we can not know , but any hint of it would undoubtedly have started wild rumours , fired by imagination which always accompanies sexual matters . |
| 15 | This applies to any topic whatever . |
| 16 | This applies to any local authority , local education authority , local housing authority and health authority . |
| 17 | Furthermore , he is willing to speak to any immediate members of the families involved so there will be no misunderstanding . ’ |
| 18 | Fr Jin has apparently refused — he is in good health despite his age — and is not prepared to admit to any criminal activity to secure his release . |
| 19 | She shut her mind to the fact that the pig was a living thing and as she drew the knife across its throat , she told herself that she would not let herself get this attached to any future pigs . |
| 20 | The impartial observation able to be made is that , in both cases , it is a question of where the clubs go from here and too early to jump to any conclusions . |
| 21 | This phrase , which appears sufficiently comprehensive to apply to any visible image , was not included in the original Public Order Act 1936 , but was introduced only when incitement to racial hatred was first made a criminal offence . |
| 22 | " that from the style of the building ( which although ancient in its design , is at the present day unique and novel ) it is almost impossible to calculate to any thing near the real cost , where the greatest part of the expense is incurred by the labour in working the , stone in the various forms on antique architecture . |
| 23 | Has n't got much to say to any of us . |
| 24 | Once he had settled into the right-back position he was impossible to move from the Palace first team ( unless illness or injury intervened , and the career chart shows that there was only one season when that happened to any serious degree ) , and he appeared there regularly until the 1st World War brought an end to competitive football and threw everyone 's affairs into confusion . |
| 25 | The Vendor in relation to the Business is not and has not since the Balance sheet Date been engaged in any legal proceedings ( civil or criminal ) or arbitration as plaintiff , defendant or otherwise howsoever ( except as plaintiff in normal debt collection and in respect of which the aggregate amount of debts due to the Vendor and for which the Vendor is engaged or likely to become engaged in proceedings prior to Completion does not exceed £500 ) and there are no circumstances likely to lead to any legal proceedings or arbitration ( whether against the Vendor or by the Vendor any third party ) . |
| 26 | Speaking after a visit to Orkney this week , Harry Garland , BASW Scottish convener , said it ‘ would only lead to further distress for all concerned , and is not likely to lead to any clarification of the issues ’ . |
| 27 | His scale of values was that of few men , and it is hard to point to any of his successors who carried on his work . |
| 28 | Okay , these apply to any exam . |
| 29 | However , erm , thinking that er , one day , er , you might marry erm , a prince or princess , Freud says is an , is an illusion , in the sense that er , people do sometimes marry princ princes and princesses , it could happen , it 's not very likely to happen to any particular individual who might have that wish , but it could happen . |
| 30 | Moreover , the legislators are evidently unaware that , at present , about 40 per cent of all journeys are both on reduced rate tickets and also cross the boundaries of BR 's existing profit centres , the latter being likely to correspond to any future franchises boundaries . |