Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [prep] anything that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er for the Conservative group er we agreed with our colleagues from the other side er the need to install by very close integration on public transport with anything that goes on at Heathrow er I was |
| 2 | the listening skill of noting — behind the teacher 's breezy rejection of anything that looked to him like advice — his own sense of failure with a failing pupil ; i.e. understanding how one difficult situation ( failure for the pupil ) may be ‘ mirrored ’ in another ( failure for the teacher ) , with consequent reinforcement of the difficulty through re-enactment of the symptoms by the teacher |
| 3 | The result was mass disorder , attacks by masterless mobs on anything that stood for authority or wealth , and the army 's brutal reaction . |
| 4 | Henry had absolutely no consistent views about anything that did not directly concern him ; in his opinion , such views were a rather revolting luxury . |
| 5 | The Japanese shot at anything that moved and carried out the raid with skill and speed ; the Americans were taken by complete surprise . |
| 6 | Philip is ironic also about his tendency to think in terms of ‘ higher ’ literature , and he discredits the validity of a quotation from Eliot , when it comes into his mind , simply on the grounds that he has been too corrupted by contemporary culture for anything that occurs to him spontaneously to have lasting value : |
| 7 | All well and good , and he had no real objection to anything that rid the world of a townful of sandrat trash , but it was a pretty inelegant manoeuvre . |
| 8 | Have you ever been tempted away from your tried and tested gear by anything that you 've seen ? |
| 9 | Their mother had hated the very thought of anything that could lessen the love between her and Dana , and she had taught her that the bond between them was only imagination on Claudia 's part . |
| 10 | Around the captain 's head was the bland curtailed blue aura that meant a controlled openness to anything that might occur but though it was obvious , Jezrael did n't care about that , either . |
| 11 | Remove polystyrene tiles from a kitchen ceiling , they burst into flames and melt , dropping red hot liquid onto anything that is below , and polystyrene also exudes toxic gases . |
| 12 | Having transgressed these invisible , but powerful , boundaries , the Teds were fair game for anything that could be thrown at them . |
| 13 | In any case the old man was n't the sort to let you take a close look at anything that did n't directly concern you . ’ |
| 14 | This ranges all the way from a peace-at-any-price avoidance of anything that even looks like a conflict , to seeing a conflict as a sporting competition with one more opportunity to win . |
| 15 | Now it 's the oldest and hardest to find unless you are prepared to pay the ridiculous prices of independent fashion shops who 've searched the warehouses of middle America for anything that can be labelled ‘ old school ’ . |
| 16 | Make a special note of anything that is unexpected such as a sore throat that is better for swallowing solid food — normally one would expect this to make it worse . |
| 17 | And er would you usually Was there a special time of anything that he would be told . |