Example sentences of "i [verb] anything [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My editor , Sally O'Sullivan , was the first person to ask me to write anything other than my name on an Access receipt , and I would have followed her to World 's End . |
| 2 | ‘ I would not for a moment have it supposed that I mean anything derogatory to Dr. Yeats … but human nature is fallible . |
| 3 | The bare infinitive is used to produce a very different effect from that of the to infinitive in exclamations , as can be seen in ( 3 ) above and in : ( 30 ) I say anything disrespectful of Dr Keen ? |
| 4 | Did I expect anything better of the Chancellor ? |
| 5 | ‘ It 's not as if I done anything wrong . |
| 6 | He said , ‘ Have I done anything wrong ? ’ |
| 7 | When have I done anything less than love you with a passion that you chose to throw back in my face , not once but twice ? |
| 8 | ‘ How could I do anything other than love you more as we grow older ? ’ |
| 9 | ‘ As soon as I hear anything definite , I promise I 'll let you know . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ If I hear anything more , ’ the Brigadier said , ‘ I 'll leave a message with … ’ his voice still disapproved ‘ … with Mrs Baudelaire senior . |
| 11 | But er I ca n't say that I know anything more about it actually . |
| 12 | Now , what you 've got to do , the one thing you really have got to do is to , is is to start being critical of yourselves and well look , am I doing anything wrong here ? |
| 13 | It is n't often I ask anything personal of you , now is it ? ’ |
| 14 | But Norman , of West Auckland , County Durham , said : I do n't think I do anything special . |
| 15 | I do n't know why ; it 's not as if I do anything wrong . |
| 16 | ‘ They said they had a gun and stuck an object into my side , threatening to shoot me if I did anything stupid . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I do n't think I did anything wrong on Wednesday night and I was quite pleased with my own performance , but it falls a bit flat because we were beaten . |
| 18 | I do n't feel I did anything wrong , really . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'm sure it will be Renata ( her daughter ) next ’ , ‘ Why ca n't I get anything right ? ’ and ‘ No-one wants anything to do with me — and I 'm not surprised . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Miguel , I apologise if I said anything unflattering about you . |
| 21 | C. If I said anything serious , you would n't take it serious . |
| 22 | Should I wear anything special ? |
| 23 | Tell me if I miss anything important . ’ |
| 24 | Well because it 's darkish in colour and I 'd rather promised myself that if I have anything new now it 'll be of a brighter colour . |
| 25 | ‘ I do n't think that I have anything more to say to you , Johnny . |
| 26 | ‘ I do n't see that Mr Calder and I have anything more to discuss . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ I 'll give you a call if I learn anything interesting from Ken Harris . ’ |
| 28 | Had I chosen anything smaller or narrower , the picture would have looked slightly fussy or muddled . |
| 29 | ‘ If I see anything wrong , I 'll ring you later from my surgery . ’ |
| 30 | Er erm I wo obviously make sure you keep hold of those cos I 'll want copi of those if you want me to do anything more for you . |