Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] any [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So far as the Yek were concerned any man who was not of the race of the True people — the Yek , the N'pani , the Ch'noze — was an alien , barely human , and as such was forever suspect . |
| 2 | As far as the Shiite ulama were concerned any Shah ruling before the return of the hidden Imam does so unlawfully , unless he has ben licensed by the chief priests , the ayatollahs . |
| 3 | I often used to get stomach-ache if I had n't had enough to eat so when I woke up with a pain I thought maybe I was hungry again , but because the baby was due any day I thought it best to tell my mum . |
| 4 | When market day came there was scarce any buying or selling , for all were " labouring for the bread which endureth to eternal life " . |
| 5 | Withdrawing the bid yesterday , Mr Fitton said the original discussions with Eagle , which was then chaired by Malcolm Stockdale , were amicable , but when company doctor David James took over as chairman of the group last week it was clear any approach would have to be aggressive . |
| 6 | Fifty minutes later shareholders at the annual meeting of United 's parent company were being assured by chairman Professor Roland Smith that cash was available any time Alex Ferguson wanted it — but no mention of the fiasco that had scorched the airwaves a short time before . |