Example sentences of "he [verb] any [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He 's played extensively in the Football League and I ca n't see him encountering any difficulty with the game over here . ’ |
| 2 | A particular provision in this respect ( Clause 10.08 ) should be included in the agreement to cover the case of a partner being appointed without the benefit of a charging clause where it is necessary to exclude him from participating in fees earned on behalf of the firm for work done in the estate or trust concerned : for him to accept any benefit through the firm 's involvement would be incompatible with his position as executor or trustee . |
| 3 | Let him act any way he wanted . |
| 4 | But mind you , according to some people it was virtually impossible for him to beget any bastards , but still . |
| 5 | It did not make him feel any cleaner . |
| 6 | Zach hesitated at first , but luckily someone who had n't seen him do any tap dancing egged him on . |
| 7 | Refusing to let him see any trace of fear in her eyes , she squared up to him , pride stiffening her spine . |
| 8 | There Tyndale wrote to urge him to avoid any discussion of the Sacraments , but he failed to take this advice and was convicted as a heretic precisely on this question and was burned . |
| 9 | When a judge , particularly one with Lord Scarman 's breadth of mind , is appointed to inquire into an outbreak of violence and serious disorders on the streets of Brixton and the policing of the area , it is unrealistic to expect him to avoid any recommendations of a political nature as to the causes . |
| 10 | In all cases there are simple rights of appeal to the secretary of state to enable him to resolve any disputes between a district and a region . |
| 11 | The doctor has forbidden him to put any weight on it . ’ |
| 12 | another person is present at all times , not merely to assist the subject to enter the regressed state but to help him avoid any difficulty or distress ; |
| 13 | He had invented this word called EUREKA ! which , if shouted under certain conditions in the bathroom , enabled him to solve any manner of obtuse conundrums . |
| 14 | Life had given him very little , just taught him to snatch any opportunities that came his way and use them to his advantage . |
| 15 | Also , I ca n't imagine him taking any woman out into deep woods for sex . |
| 16 | Mr Roh 's advisers had urged him to delay any cabinet reshuffle to avoid the impression that he was simply responding to the students ' demands . |
| 17 | It was the first time I had seen him reveal any emotion in his face , and it had something of the intensity of grief . |
| 18 | Anthony , predictably enough Julia thought , decided that his patients needed him too much for him to take any kind of holiday over the Easter weekend , but he made no objection to David 's formal request to take Julia away to stay with his mother . |
| 19 | According to Eadmer , it was a small incident which opened Anselm 's eyes to the true state of affairs , and made him realize that the king would in no circumstances allow him to take any action beyond the routine of his episcopal duties . |
| 20 | Dr Sasaki had not looked outside the hospital all day ; the scene inside was so terrible and so compelling that it had not occurred to him to ask any questions about what had happened beyond the windows and doors . |
| 21 | The court appointed Robert Ramsay , a Western Australian accountant , as trustee , and directed him to recover any assets of the Bond estate . |
| 22 | The relevant provisions state that an employee has the right not to have action short of dismissal taken against him ‘ as an individual ’ by his employer to : prevent his belonging to an independent trade union ; or prevent him from taking part in the activities of an independent union ; or compel him to join any trade union . |
| 23 | Having provided for the acquisition of an outgoing partner 's share , the partners must determine what restrictions should be put on him to prevent any action of his eroding the value of that share . |
| 24 | Mitchell is also an ‘ old soldier ’ at this game but I do n't expect him to make any headlines . |
| 25 | At its most extreme form it was expressed by J. B. Watson in 1925 : ‘ Give me a dozen healthy infants , well formed , and my own specified world to bring them up in , and I will guarantee to take any one at random and train him to become any type of specialist I might select — doctor , lawyer , artist , merchant chief , and yes , even beggarman and thief , regardless of his talents , penchants , tendencies , abilities , vocations , and the race of his ancestors . ’ |
| 26 | It was n't George felt quite enough for him to renew any promises about alcohol . |
| 27 | With his quiet and loving manner , he would always listen and wish to know what local people thought before he made any decisions . |
| 28 | Or perhaps you secretly hoped Rocky would get knocked out before he made any sequels . |
| 29 | Thus , the trainer is our example was watching for relaxation before he made any demands on the horse , and also communicating his calm confidence . |
| 30 | He attacked any deviation from ‘ class positions ’ in public life , and called for a more vigorous defence of the founders of socialism . |