Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] [verb] [verb] any " in BNC.
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| 1 | If one cat is always given a completely monotonous ( but nutritionally complete ) diet , day in and day out , always the same brand of canned cat food , it may eventually refuse to touch any other , new kind of food , no matter how tasty . |
| 2 | ‘ We must also avoid offering any challenge to legitimate Soviet security interests , ’ he said . |
| 3 | Such an inspection should also help to identify any dampness or rot which has affected the boarding . |
| 4 | Certainly I should never have countenanced any such career for a daughter of mine . ’ |
| 5 | For example , a player whose regular opponent fields High Elves might wisely decide to abandon any attempt to out-shoot his enemies in favour of a fast , hard-hitting attack force combined with long range artillery . |
| 6 | Even though individual Christians might never have suffered any harassment , their corporate existence and their way of thinking were determined by this condition . |
| 7 | An aggro leader is not to be confused with a ‘ good fighter ’ for , because of the peculiar nature of aggro , * he might never have to do any fighting at all . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'll never try to keep any man who does n't want to stay , do n't think yourself so sorely missed . |
| 9 | Where the seller instructs the auctioneer to place a reserve price which is not publicised , the auctioneer may still refuse to accept any bid below the reserve price since bids constitute only offers . |
| 10 | The gesture , if it could ever have had any importance , was now certainly much too late , for it was no longer in Paris but in Berlin that events would be decided , as Bismarck had begun to make clear . |
| 11 | He 'd probably have admitted any of the local police whom he personally knew , particularly if it were a detective concerned with a recent case . |
| 12 | If it had n't been for me they 'd never have nicked any guitars and there would have been no group . |
| 13 | BELOW A hair-dryer can be of great value in drying your dog 's coat , while the jets of air , in conjunction with a brush , may also help to undo any tangles after a bath . |
| 14 | Anthony Hope would hardly have supported any grandiose claims for his tales of Ruritania . |
| 15 | Secondly , I wanted to create a factory where nobody would ever have to do any physical work . |
| 16 | However , the UK would still refuse to supply any arms to Israel . |
| 17 | It 's staff would probably have decried any such connection with the upmarket skin magazine 's Hugh Hefner , but it was there none the less . |
| 18 | They would then fail to observe any evidence to the contrary and see and record only that which fitted their preconceived conclusions . |
| 19 | Early on that morning that very same morning in October 1913 , anyone walking or motoring down Westfield Drive , Boston , Massachusetts , would never have given any of the houses a second glance , so ordinary were they , and none more so than number 1015 , a clapboard house like all the others in the street , only one which was in even more urgent need of repainting than most of its neighbours . |
| 20 | He reaffirmed the belief he held then , that the use of soft drugs did not necessarily lead to a progression to hard drugs , although he conceded that he would never have encountered any other drug if he had not become involved with smoking marijuana . |
| 21 | Tristan would never have won any prizes as an exponent of the haute cuisine . |
| 22 | No doubt the Japanese can justify their prices , but as much as I like their sports cars , I would never consider buying any of their cars in the UK . |
| 23 | Tony took the lead , and with a succinctness that would certainly have satisfied any military man , said : |
| 24 | The investors or Newco 's lawyers will obviously wish to examine any documents of title to the assets . |
| 25 | It now looks likely that pension schemes will only have to backdate any equalisation of benefits between men and women to those in service on or after 17 May 1990 . |
| 26 | They will always try to avoid any embarrassment , but will use their judgement on whether or not to make payment . |
| 27 | It will also seek to establish any general principles connected with successful schemes of joint consultation . |
| 28 | Many of Britain 's 18,000 dentists say they will simply refuse to see any new NHS patients . |
| 29 | Indeed , an article at this length will frequently avoid mentioning any work of art by name , being limited instead to a generalised description of an artist 's work . |
| 30 | A company whose accounting period began on 1 November 1992 will therefore have to pay any s 419 tax due on loans made in the current account period on 14 November 1993 . |