Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] any [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is it possible to establish any general principles of ecology ? |
| 2 | Often it is not possible to provide any separate accommodation at all and even the bedroom may have to be shared . |
| 3 | I regret that it is not possible to provide any further information on this matter at present , and hope that this information will be of assistance to you . |
| 4 | In the past women were also seen as unclean — especially during menstruation and after childbirth — and therefore unsuited to perform any religious rites . |
| 5 | Clause 1.2 is not acceptable as it is inadvisable to agree any unreasonable fetters on the tenant 's right to assign the benefit of the agreement . |
| 6 | She said her own two children were delivered at the Royal Maternity Hospital , but she would be afraid to entrust any other children to the hospital 's care . |
| 7 | In Essex , a spokesman for the Eastern National bus company said its normal services between major towns were expected to be adequate to meet any additional demand due to the strike . |
| 8 | ( I had better say now that readers who identify the I of the Sonnets with Shakespeare 's own personality not only encourage that futility of speculation about the identity of a real-life ‘ Friend ’ and ‘ Dark Lady ’ which has pestered discussions of these poems for so long , and is now in the last stages of senility ; but in so doing they also destroy one of the essential principles of literary criticism in modern times , the independence of the I in lyric poetry , its existence as a persona or mask behind which the poet is free to impersonate any human situation without being identified with each or all of the mutations — often contradictory — taken on by his persona . ) |
| 9 | To do this you must know : what you are capable of , what you want out of a job , and your weak spots so that you are prepared to counter any negative questioning . |
| 10 | However , it would be wrong to assume any simple connection between these effects and types of mapping . |
| 11 | It is unscientific and wrong to draw any qualitative conclusions from it whatsoever . |
| 12 | To pay for his Olympics , Simon is prepared to do any odd jobs . |
| 13 | Chairman could I also confirm that the County Council would not be prepared to discount any particular sector in Greater York on the basis of one criteria , even if that was a valid criteria in the terms that er that Mr suggested . |
| 14 | In the UK since October 1982 , the number of people unemployed has been measured for official purposes as the number of ‘ people claiming benefit ( that is , unemployment benefit , supplementary benefits or national insurance credits ) at Unemployment Benefit Offices on the day of the monthly count , who on that day were unemployed and able and willing to do any suitable work ’ . |
| 15 | Investigations in Lewis ( Erdtman , 1924 ) , S.Uist ( Heslop Harrison and Blackburn , 1946 ; Ritchie , 1985 ) , Barra ( Blackburn , 1948 ) , Benbecula ( Ritchie , 1966 ) , Pabbay ( Ritchie , 1985 ) , and St Kilda ( McVean , 1961 ) are unfortunately not sufficiently detailed to permit any useful reconstruction of the post-glacial floristic or vegetational history . |
| 16 | After flushing the stomachs with 50 ml saline to remove any solid contents , a period of 1 hour was allowed for equilibration during which the stomach was continuously perfused with saline ( room temperature ) at a rate of 0.7–0.8 ml/min . |
| 17 | It is always sound to add any such volumes to personal collections , for however well or badly done , they will always be a source of inspiration — if only on how to approach certain topics . |
| 18 | Although some commentators suggested that Lee 's offer amounted to a substantial concession , others saw the preconditions as too demanding to facilitate any real progress in bilateral relations . |
| 19 | In the UNIP contest for the 1979 presidential nomination , when both Kapwepwe and Nkumbula challenged him , Kaunda showed that he was not prepared to tolerate any real alternative to himself , even when the bid came from the two most experienced politicians in the country . |
| 20 | Before I propose the adoption of my report , willing to take any important questions or comments . |
| 21 | Few people pass this hurdle much before they are 40 , at which point they are far too old to begin any other type of career . |
| 22 | It stated that the private houses , which formed the Foreign and Colonial Offices , were ‘ inadequate to the present extent of public business , in parts unsafe , and generally in such a state of dilapidation as to render it inexpedient to expend any large sum in their substantial repair ’ . |
| 23 | But the chairman of the Defence Select Committee has warned it would be unrealistic to make any further reductions . |
| 24 | So , although it is not possible to state any overall figures , the prevalence of ageing with a disability among minority ethnic communities is also likely to increase significantly over the next decade and beyond . |
| 25 | Similarly it will be appropriate to cancel any pending action land charge ( Form K11 — fee £1 ) or any caution at the Land Registry ( Form 71 — no fee ) . |
| 26 | Unless these exist in some measure it becomes virtually impossible to continue any social activity . |
| 27 | Without some historic realignment on the left , it is impossible to see any serious moves in this direction being made in the next five years . |
| 28 | It is , in fact , impossible to find any poisonous animal that actively goes in search of victims unless it is feeding . |
| 29 | It is impossible to obtain any foreign newspaper or magazine whatsoever in Belgrade . |
| 30 | What we do know is that it is impossible to write any human being off as permanently damaged . |