Example sentences of "[adj] for any [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When an attempt is made to set him up as a Saint , it is scarcely possible for any man of good sense who knows the history of his times to preserve his gravity . |
| 2 | Since the end of Athens ' archaic war with Eleusis it would have been absurd for any deme of Attica to think of rivalling Athens . |
| 3 | Lady Street had returned to what must have been normal for any morning at this time ; the delivery vans had gone , there was sporadic traffic in the one-way street , and people had no time to stand about gawping at the bookshop though they slowed their pace in passing and tried to look in without appearing to do so . |
| 4 | The Taranaki coach , Ian Snook , accepts that it is a hard task trying to keep Bedford afloat but , sink or swim , he will be grateful for any signs of improvement . |
| 5 | She sat in the drawing-room and received all the callers , genuinely grateful for any tribute to Aunt Emily although there seemed to be , among all the people who came so punctiliously , hardly anyone who had known her really well . |
| 6 | We would also be grateful for any feed-back on the educational materials we produce for supporting the curriculum , either through our volunteer or direct to Head Office . |
| 7 | We would be grateful for any advice on how to achieve this and would also be interested in hearing from other community groups . |
| 8 | The trainers would be grateful for any feedback about QT Days . |
| 9 | I believe the present system could be improved and would be grateful for any examples of assessment forms used by practitioners in similar areas . |
| 10 | I would be grateful for any details of artists and value . |
| 11 | I would be very grateful for any information on this fish , which I have seen in other shops as Shark Catfish . |
| 12 | I would be grateful for any information on previous or proposed studies in this area . |
| 13 | Her mother identified it as a wayfaring tree and she 'd been cutting it back during the summer and it did n't seem to mind but she 'd be very grateful for any information about the wayfaring tree which presumably she 'd like to keep and continue to grow in her garden . |
| 14 | I AM doing research into the Victorian Temperance Movement in Liverpool and would be grateful for any information concerning characters , events , strategies , minutes , tracts , hand-bills , meeting places etc. , that your readers might be able to provide . |
| 15 | Anne felt that she considered her a green fool , and Mabel was indignant that Hetty was very ready to accept the ‘ perks ’ of the job , such as the cakes and bread given to the staff by Mrs Dyson , and the extra money from Mr Dyson , but was always on the alert for any infringement of her rights . |
| 16 | But one looks in vain for any discussion of their physical growth , where their original core lay , of the directions in which they grew , and when and why , and of what accounts for their street plan and their shape today . |
| 17 | SIR — There has been a great play made of the impact of the minimum wage factor in the Social Chapter , but I have waited in vain for any reference to the other and more far reaching elements . |
| 18 | One looks in vain for any reflection of this outpouring of German song in keyboard tablatures . |
| 19 | More than one appeal concerned solely with the scale rather than the principle of whether there should be any development , has been dismissed on the grounds that the site was unsuitable for any development at all . |
| 20 | In theory it is conceivable for any increase in aggregate demand to raise output and employment levels as long as full employment of the labour force has not been reached . |
| 21 | Once a person has become unemployed for any length of time , the chances are that he or she will continue to be unemployed . |
| 22 | ‘ It is quite wrong for any member of this House to compare what happened in 1957 to what happened last week . ’ |
| 23 | In particular it was almost universally agreed , at least until near the end of this period , that it was wrong for any group of politicians to unite to offer systematic and continuous opposition to the government . |
| 24 | The chances of these Communist tactics leading to the Third World War by 1953 were deemed too high for any complacency in Western capitals . |
| 25 | The concept of God is as salient for any understanding of religion as is the concept of number for mathematics . |
| 26 | The introduction of Performance Related Pay would be extremely dangerous for any member of the Association . |
| 27 | ( 6 ) You may not do or permit to be done in the premises anything which may invalidate or increase the premium payable for any policy of insurance maintained by our clients and you will comply with all requirements and recommendations of our clients ' insurers . |
| 28 | It thus became impossible for any king in future to prolong indefinitely the life of a complaisant House of Commons , as Charles II had done with the ‘ Cavalier Parliament ’ of 1661–79 . |
| 29 | Now , if it was impossible for any reason for the next of kin , the oldest brother to do it , then it would go down to the second or on down the line , whoever was the nearest to become the kinsman redeemer . |
| 30 | The incremental approach is often appropriate for any child with considerable learning difficulties . |