Example sentences of "[vb infin] anything that [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She must never ever do anything that might make them fight . |
| 2 | Arseholes , I would n't , I would n't do anything like that , I would n't do anything that might hurt |
| 3 | If there is any iron law of bureaucracy it must be that such organizations will not willingly do anything that may be against the organization 's perceived long-term interests and that , on occasions , this will lead the organization to ignore its nominal masters . |
| 4 | Editor , — Allyson M Pollock and Azeem Majeed 's arguments in response to our editorial on consultant episodes could perhaps be summarised as ‘ the internal market is intrinsically flawed and we should not do anything that would delay its demise . ’ |
| 5 | I 'm a pretty perceptive person , I understand people quite well , but I never dreamt that my mother could do anything that would damage my daughter so greatly . |
| 6 | A true friend would not do anything that would enable the disease to continue but would instead take the difficult and risky path of totally confronting it , while still loving the sufferer , despite all the harshness that the disease will cause the sufferer to throw in return . |
| 7 | She was not going to say or do anything that would make John Major 's task more difficult : the Cabinet , here she indicated them with a sinuous wave of her hand , was the most brilliant since Herbert Asquith 's and , as for Central Office , and she looked directly at Sir Charles , who was mopping his brow , they were good men and true who strove mightily in the interests of the Party , and for precious little reward . |
| 8 | ‘ I still think you 're totally wrong , but I 'd never do anything that could endanger you — or the club . ’ |
| 9 | I would welcome anything that would improve the legislation . |
| 10 | John would welcome anything that might put more criminals back in court . |
| 11 | ‘ We do n't like anything that might give someone the idea to stick a poor fish in beer . |
| 12 | When you carry out the initial survey to check just what you have got and what you want , do n't discard anything that might make a positive contribution to the garden later on . |
| 13 | Can you suggest anything that might help ? |
| 14 | Erm the only thing that erm I thought she might er do was erm er something else on a ten year basis , because she 's only fifty six , I mean that 's relatively young , so would you possibly suggest anything that could go for ten or more years ? |
| 15 | ‘ Though if you should hear anything that might be — how shall I put this — um , useful I 'm sure your co-operation will be most favourably looked upon by the prison staff as a whole . |
| 16 | 7.7.2 not to do or omit anything that could cause any policy of insurance on or in relation to the Premises to become void or voidable wholly or in part nor ( unless the Tenant shall have previously notified the Landlord and have agreed to pay the increased premium ) anything by which additional insurance premiums may become payable This does not seem unreasonable . |
| 17 | Erm that 's the one that , wanted respectability , acceptance amongst respectable citizens , very much and said that it would never print anything that would bring a blush to the cheek of a young |
| 18 | Catastrophism became a joke and no geologist would dare postulate anything that might be termed a " catastrophe " for fear of being laughed at or ( in recent years ) linked with a lunatic fringe of Velikovsky and Californian fundamentalists . |
| 19 | He could n't afford anything that could blunt his instincts . |
| 20 | He swung away from her , walking over to the edge of the small pond , his body rigid with a tension that made her afraid to do or say anything that might unleash that anger once again . |
| 21 | Do n't do or say anything that might upset him . ’ |
| 22 | No detractor however imaginative or ingenious could find anything that would pain him or put him out of countenance . |
| 23 | ‘ None of us could find anything that would shift it however much elbow grease we used . |
| 24 | If you DO video anything that might interest us call our Newsdesk on 0235-554123 . |