Example sentences of "[adj] [vb past] [to-vb] any [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Order effects strategy involved the effect of the position of each adjective in the list to the impression formed ; ‘ found that the last few adjectives had more influence especially if they reflected negative points of the personality ’ , ‘ when the list ended with several good qualities this tended to affect any answer since they remained more prominent in my mind ’ , and ‘ tended to remember first 3 adjectives better than last 3 ’ . |
| 2 | One person in 10 failed to spell any word correctly according to the Gallup survey of 1,000 adults . |
| 3 | The Versailles peace conference acceded to Japan 's takeover of the former German concessions , but the Chinese refused to sign any treaty which did not return them to China , and Japan remained in occupation . |
| 4 | Excavations nearby in 1961 failed to locate any structures . |
| 5 | Ottaviani first tried to prevent any discussion in the Commission and , when that failed , to delay referring the text to the Council . |