Example sentences of "anything could be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They believed that anything could be obtained by force and were determined to exact the last drop of blood . |
| 2 | ‘ And I am still your maid , ’ McAllister had said gaily to him , but , of course , she was now less and less of a maid and more a member of the family , working side by side with Matey in cheerful equality , living and playing with them in the evening , and when Dr Neil spoke of the wedding day again she said that she must write to her uncle at least , before anything could be arranged , and let him think that she had done so . |
| 3 | He asked whether anything could be done about this . |
| 4 | I wrote to Lotus Water Products in Burnley asking if anything could be done and was advised by the company to send them the pump — they would send me an estimate for the repair . |
| 5 | The inhabitants were on the upper floors calling for help but , before anything could be done for them , the houses disintegrated and the people were all lost in the flood . |
| 6 | But on Christmas Eve , the final day on which anything could be done , it was announced that the sentence would stand . |
| 7 | William Pitt , the prime minister , promised his support , but died before anything could be done . |
| 8 | The words furnished tenancy would be empty vessels into which anything could be poured . |
| 9 | Indeed , anything could be proclaimed as being against state interest . |
| 10 | The argument was that almost anything could be used in connection with cars or motoring , and so a very wide range of goods fell to be classified as motor accessories for the purposes of the section . |
| 11 | She then searched all the rooms where anything could be found which could count as hers . |
| 12 | so they 're , you know , explain the situation to her because it 's between the two solicitors to sort out now and get the writ , writ sorted out before anything could be signed to allow them to move in . |
| 13 | Chairman having detected the arsons , I wonder if the Chief Officer knew whether a study had ever been done on the background of those people generally , nationally who er , caused that scene and whether any steps would be f if they were confined to certain people with certain backgrounds , or certain part of histories , whether anything could be brought to bear ? |
| 14 | One of the things I was asked to write about this week I think was a radio , to , to write about er what I felt about radios , you know , er , erm , so anything could be thrown at you , and obviously I have my areas that I particularly interested in and I think sometimes I get a bit complacement and I 'm writing about a , I find particularly interested in and a bit lazy , so its quite good to be stretched . |
| 15 | She could be matched to any of four performers in the floorshow ; Josie was n't sure why , but it was as if her teenager 's skin and certain odd , somehow held-back elements of her personality made her into a blank sheet onto which anything could be drawn . |
| 16 | This , perhaps , was the most fundamental objective of the reformers : to end a system in which the population was seen as a ‘ building material from which anything could be moulded ’ and to create in its place a ‘ highly moral society of free , creatively thinking , active and independent people ’ . |
| 17 | Tutors might like to explore the question of whether anything could be included in the balance sheet if Transom was able to return these to its supplier . |
| 18 | Before anything could be removed her ladyship was asked to supply receipts proving she owned each item . |