Example sentences of "[adv] be [verb] [prep] any " in BNC.

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1 In practice micro-corporatism of this sort has only been undertaken with any consistency by local government and their agencies ( such as the enterprise boards ) or by the development agencies ( see , for example , Greater London Council ( 1985 ) and Murray ( 1987 ) ) .
2 Scientists can readily account for physical phenomena such as the tides , but the Moon 's sway over human and animal behaviour has long been recognised without any satisfactory explanation .
3 And this can obviously be done by any intelligent teacher who is not an artist .
4 Arable crops can only be grown on any significant scale on the comparatively small areas of grade 1 and 2 land .
5 At this stage , most if not all expert systems can not be used by naive users ; a reasonable general knowledge of the area of expertise covered by the system ( its knowledge domain ) is essential if the output produced is to be taken seriously , just as the scope , limitations and difficulties presented by a new piece of legislation can only be predicted with any certainty by a lawyer and , even then , not always correctly .
6 A later catalogue of 1755 listed more of Gray 's stock , ‘ a greater Variety of Trees , Shrubs , Plants and Flowers … than can perhaps be found in any other Garden , for Sale , not only in England , but also in any other part of Europe ’ .
7 Because she rolled over as she fell , the baby landed on top of her and so was cushioned from any physical harm .
8 They can thus be moved in any direction across the microscope stage .
9 Logically , within a few weeks , he also began declaring that ‘ the Communist movement can no longer be led by any centre ’ .
10 The international aspect continued to be of importance and was one of the reasons why the Nationalist — a very costly venture — was kept going even when its existence could no longer be justified on any other grounds .
11 There is no doubt , of course , that when a given symbol ( irrespective of its " descriptive content " ) is accorded the status of a name , it acquires the privileged position of a representative of the biographical identity of the object it names , and by virtue of this very fact it can no longer be equated with any description , or series of descriptions .
12 All these thoughts seem right and proper at this time but , when all is said and done , might not much of the above be applied to any institution ?
13 What , one wonders , must the real world outside be making of any of this ?
14 The occasional millionaire comes along , like Sir John Hall , but putting money into a football club would not exactly be recommended by any financial adviser .
15 They earn interest in dinars , calculated at the current exchange rate , and the principal can normally be withdrawn at any time in the given foreign currency .
16 Any further outstanding amount is taken from the contribution levied on the assisted party ( if any ) , and any amount still outstanding will normally be taken from any damages awarded in the action .
17 One working day 's notice will normally be required before any request is serviced or added to the Computer Group task list .
18 Since we offer training as part of our technical support contract , this work can easily be done by any office worker who is used to , say , word processing on a PC .
19 Secondly , an individual post-hole can not easily be assigned to any particular building phase , since any datable artefact found within it could either pre-date or post-date the structure for which the hole was dug .
20 Teacher development has to build on those constructs which exist , and can not easily be promoted in any other way .
21 The real challenge is not whether or not the online catalogue can cater for first-time users but whether or not it can easily be used by any user for any type of query .
22 The standard gauge lace carriage does n't have to be tuned to the machine , so can easily be bought at any time .
23 If the river had still been working with any serious use of its productive capacity , this presentation of delightful monuments would not have been possible .
24 Commending this agreement to his followers , Law was anxious that they recognise the advantage of Lloyd George as an ally , for " at this moment , Mr Lloyd George commands an amount of influence in every constituency as great as has ever been exercised by any Prime Minister " .
25 Probably the most depressing words that have ever been pronounced about any slimming diet are those enthusiastic phrases from well-meaning medics on the lines of ‘ This is a diet that you can follow for the rest of your life . ’
26 What she longed to ask him was : ‘ Have I ever been missing for any time , Steve ?
27 And if that 's the case , then in the middle of the next century , more will be known about me , than has ever been known about any other human being .
28 Though the second aspect was short-lived , it remained as an ideal concept that inspired future kings and emperors ; and the first has hardly been surpassed by any superior achievement to this day .
29 These basins can usually be installed at any height , and hide the plumbing , as well as providing storage space for bathroom bottles or towels .
30 In the absence of adverse circumstances , however , it seems that most short-term parent-child separations will not usually be associated with any psychiatric risk .
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