Example sentences of "be [vb pp] any [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Let's hope Matthew has n't been given any of those battery-operated toys which make irritating noises and Vicky does n't mangle everything . ’ |
| 2 | Musicians must seek legal advice if they are offered any of these agreements , and their legal adviser should be a specialist in the music business . |
| 3 | It helps that Preston relies on the musical conviction of his playing and his impeccable technique to get his message across ; thankfully we are spared any of the acts of registrative trickery , especially in the C major Toccata , which lesser organists so often impose on the music in a feeble attempt to inject artificial stimulants into their performances . |
| 4 | So far , too , we 've been spared any of the gorier stuff they do here — and some of this stuff you just would n't believe . |
| 5 | The general form of their relationship has been expressed in Hammond 's cognitive continuum , on which can be mapped any of the processes by which we gain knowledge of our environment . |
| 6 | Further , they will know that their children can be spared any of the residual guilt feelings which result from the teachings of long established religions , and from which they might themselves suffer . |
| 7 | You might then be asked any of the following questions : |
| 8 | I ca n't remember now whether in fact we were allowed any at all while we were in the Waaf , but I know that for the few years after I became a civilian again and clothes rationing still went on , the ration allocation was so small that the prospect of buying , for instance , a new winter coat was exceedingly small for most women , especially those with children , whose needs had to come first . |
| 9 | I suppose she knows the chef can cater for diabetics and there 's absolutely no reason why she should have to feel she 's being denied any of the luxuries ? ’ |
| 10 | ‘ And if he 's lost any of his sharpness , he has the ability and intelligence to adjust his game and become more of a supplier of goals than scorer . |