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

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31 She did n't want to fight with her mother all the time , but there did n't seem to be any alternative .
32 Press response If there does not seem to be any response to your press release , do not be afraid to follow it up with a telephone call .
33 It is axiomatic that all the sites that are infected should be treated if there is to be any hope of cure .
34 These will certainly be needed to clear the bowel of candida , but it is also necessary to treat the vagina with fungicidal pessaries , and the intervening skin with cream or ointment if there is to be any chance of success .
35 If the tests are negative at the time of the initial examination , it is quite a good idea to ask the doctor whether he thinks there is likely to be any infection present or what he believes your symptoms are due to .
36 The fundamental message of the Bible , with its portrayal of the love of God for every individual and of the unity of those who are ‘ in Christ ’ through baptism , suggests that there ought not to be any distinctions in Church rules on grounds of gender .
37 There does not appear to be any threat to individual species from agriculture .
38 But the months of separation from her husband , and the events those months contained , came to mark a fundamental breach in their relationship , after which there ceased to be any hope that their early married happiness could be recovered .
39 There does not appear to be any preference for particular types : worldwide issues and trends , market research , attitudinal surveys were all mentioned .
40 In this context , management development can be seen to be any learning experience undergone by those holding managerial roles in an organisation .
41 They have taken over the Christian 's own cliché and complain that many are ‘ too heavenly-minded to be any earthly use ! ’
42 In this sense , while its practical effects would demand close supervision , and while the evidence for it is all late , there does not seem to be any particular reason why the classical jurists should not have admitted it .
43 Such information is essential if there is to be any meaningful debate on science policy in Britain , while we should also welcome the natural reluctance to use statistics as the sole basis for planning , this should be no excuse for not producing the information .
44 Just as we define science to be any activity directed towards understanding any phenomenon or process in nature , we take a similarly broad-brush approach to the definition of engineering .
45 With the Sun in its present state of inactivity there are unlikely to be any dragons worth chasing .
46 But it is essential for the man or woman to be prepared to admit that they have a drink problem and be ready to receive help , if there is to be any cure .
47 This decision to specify that remote evolutionary event as ‘ good ’ must be regarded as utterly inviolable if there is to be any belief at all in basic ‘ goodness ’ .
48 The only problem with this pleasing scenario was that there was n't going to be any baby .
49 There does n't seem to be any pastry left for her though ; what do you think we could do ?
50 In the area of planning and scheduling there are unlikely to be any legal implications either .
51 Not stay and wait to be thrown out after they 'd ceased to be any use to the old baggage .
52 ‘ Did there seem to be any , er , special bond between her and Dominic Wetherby ? ’
53 Though pedestrians and cyclists are to be ‘ encouraged to use the facilities provided for them ’ there do not appear to be any facilities other than the traditional footpath .
54 Gandhi , of course , was wrong in supposing there to be any fundamental conflict in Irwin between the viceroy and the man .
55 There was not , however , to be any question of unofficial legislative majorities , and the inevitable requests for development of a parliamentary system must be firmly resisted .
56 I said that I hope to breed the fish in this tank , but at the moment there does not appear to be any indication of willingness to breed on the part of any of the fish .
57 There do not appear to be any negative affects on the plants .
58 One contributor pointed out that there does n't seem to be any very good reason for the bill .
59 Is there not to be any competition for the middle and majority of clubs ?
60 There do n't appear to be any weak links , and in John Eales they have a phenomenal line-out talent .
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