Example sentences of "to do anything that [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was an aggressive type that had even reached Kingsmarkham , a type that talked pacifism and the rights of man and brotherly love without the energy or courage to do anything that might bring these desirable conditions nearer . |
| 2 | Since betting was legalised 30 years ago , bookmakers have not been allowed to do anything that might ‘ stimulate ’ a punter to bet . |
| 3 | " I do n't want you to do anything that might attract the least sort of suspicion to yourself , but could you , in the normal course of your work , make out a list of the voyages of your ships over the past year — just name of ship and masters , ports of call , and dates ? " |
| 4 | ‘ This will be an opportunity for them to come into their own but without having to do anything that might upset their families . ’ |
| 5 | It was dangerous , too , to appear too over-confident , or to do anything that might provoke him into making his unofficial fatwa slightly more public than it was already . |
| 6 | ‘ The Government is pinning its hopes for economic recovery on the housing market , so it would n't want to do anything that would snuff it out , ’ said Mike Simpson , Suffolk spokesman for the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors . |
| 7 | First , the hon. Gentleman is terrified of saying anything that would upset his trade union paymasters ; secondly , he is afraid to do anything that would remind the electorate of the chains that bind his party to those paymasters — the bosses of the trade unions . |
| 8 | Why would I want to do anything that would lessen my chances of making money ? ’ |