Example sentences of "[be] [verb] any [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had never seen such a sparsely attended panel meeting ; the panel had not been given any written papers outlining Kent Opera 's financial position . |
| 2 | Mr Siddle said they had never been given any written instructions by Redpath Offshore about safety , but as a skilled workman he knew about having to support loads . |
| 3 | As he followed her from the room , he said , ‘ Has he been using any new chemicals ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ You told me you had n't been using any different chemicals , Bob . ’ |
| 5 | Er er what should we what have we been u have we been using any particular sort of of form of words Jane ? |
| 6 | Far from it — it is an argument for policies extending beyond the school to the areas of work and income , if government attempts to equalise the outcome of education are to stand any serious chance of succeeding . |
| 7 | Erm , now , the the third thing was about the training program , just to reiterate where we are on this , that if a request is made for personal development training in the current year , if you remember we , if we identify training needs that that we as management identify , that people need in order to do there present job , and then that takes absolute priority and we should get on and do those , but we get a large number of requests where people erm are , saying that they like to do things which they do n't need to do , but which they think will better equip them , and if they 're , if we 're getting any new requests this year with an expectation that further expenditure will be sought in the next financial year , that 's ninety four , five , then that request will be refused , in other words we ca , we do not see our way to committing ourselves to any |
| 8 | A musician can fool himself and say , ‘ Yeah , I 'm doing great because I 'm getting all these write-ups and my career seems to be looking good , ’ but what it boils down to is what you 're actually doing — whether or not you 're breaking any new ground in music . |
| 9 | A pair of pliers : Pliers are a real jack-of-all-trades tool — they 'll grip all sorts of things you may be trying to undo or tighten up , bend things like stiff wire or metal sheet , and crimp wires together if you 're doing any electrical work . |
| 10 | All this made Rose and Oliver , who had not been told any new secrets , very nervous and uncomfortable . |
| 11 | We are concerned to challenge the extent to which those involved in this restricted form of transition are offered any real choices in decision-making . |
| 12 | After a contract has been agreed any new instructions and variations to the works potentially cost money ; if the client wishes to control costs it is essential that any such additions are controlled . |
| 13 | Indeed , the committee submits that ‘ throughout our aim has not been to advance any particular viewpoint , but simply to identify the relevant facts . |
| 14 | Neither he nor his partner was asked about family backgrounds , possible problems , or whether any of the children had been presenting any unusual symptoms . |
| 15 | Have you , have you been getting any strange looks or have n't you noticed ? |
| 16 | No one had been doing any proper hunting for days , because Arnold Bros ( est. 1905 ) would provide , according to Nisodemus . |
| 17 | This was Henry Stafford , duke of Buckingham , who had come of age in 1473 but had been refused any political role by Edward IV . |
| 18 | This was Henry Stafford , duke of Buckingham , who had come of age in 1473 but had been refused any political role by Edward IV . |
| 19 | When asked , many designers are either unaware that they are performing any creative activity or are unable to describe it rationally . |
| 20 | In future we will not be accepting any similar adverts and we 'll be donating the revenue from this advert to the RSPCA . |
| 21 | And if that was n't a big enough blow to Travis 's hopes , Rosemary , in the cold light of morning , told Travis that she would not be accepting any more invitations to the flat opposite for supper either . |
| 22 | I spoke to a number of women who started their working lives in the grant-aided film and video sector , to find out whether the personal choices they had made could be given any wider significance . |
| 23 | ‘ The hard part is still to come and I know I wo n't be given any big money to strengthen the squad , even if we stay at the top . |
| 24 | And third , ministers will not be given any detailed information about MI5 's work . |
| 25 | One merely has to read its wording to see that it can not be given any sensible meaning in a context such as the present , where the mind and will of the defendants are also treated in law as the mind and will of ‘ the other . ’ |
| 26 | Whereas the former leads into a philosophical cul de sac and can not be given any definitive answer , the latter indicates the kind of approach that promises to be illuminating and fruitful . |
| 27 | The A N C has reacted calmly to the charges ; it said Mrs Mandela should n't be given any special treatment , but western diplomatic sources in Johannesburg said earlier today , ‘ the trial will place strain on the negotiation process ’ . |
| 28 | But , in keeping with Princess Anne 's past wishes , it is unlikely that he will be given any special title . |
| 29 | equipment , and in ‘ first-world ’ country sees no excuse to continue fishing in this manner : ‘ The counter-arguments of a handful of fishermen ... not representative of the industry ... should not be given any particular weight . |
| 30 | She would n't be seeing any dead women getting out of their rocking chairs . |