Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] any [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Because it 's a beta version , I do n't propose to harp on about any niggles , but will say this — if more DOS applications adopt its user interface and usability as well as its wealth of functions , the death of DOS may be further off than many of us have predicted .
2 In the social sciences at large the word has often been used very loosely for any approach which applies scientific method to human affairs , conceived of as part of the natural order .
3 Typical examples of this are the inability to have biosensors that can operate effectively for any length of time in blood and the need for anticoagulants during extracorporeal procedures such as dialysis and heart-lung bypass operations .
4 I could put another one on for any member of staff who wishes to take one to use at interviews .
5 Det Insp Jeff Crowther said : ‘ This incident could have been worse if it had gone on for any length of time . ’
6 Erm , and , and I think sadly , as well the problem is that if this recession does go on for any length of time then we will be losing many of our
7 ‘ The men wo n't come in 'ere if they 're on strike , ‘ specially if it goes on fer any length of time .
8 And you may ask yourselves , my dear and most innocent readers , whether he spoke there with more gentleness or cunning , since the lady set such store on giving herself of her own free will , and since also the castle with its gardens , though now measurable with pins and fine stitches and thumbnails and thimbles , were lordly and handsome enough for any man to wish to spend his days there .
9 ‘ This is a basis real enough for any man ! ’
10 At Recife , the capital of Pernambuco province in north-eastern Brazil , the British-owned Great Western of Brazil built an imposing station , grand enough for any capital .
11 Deck shoes , either in leather or cloth , are good alternatives — smart enough for any eventuality .
12 Coping with life 6,000 miles from home and family in Vancouver would be daunting enough for any girl of Nadia 's age .
13 Nylon or polyester twist is fine for single line kites up to an area of 3 sq.metres or 30 sq.ft which is big enough for any sport kite .
14 Attempting to get to grips with all the developments in nursing over the past five years is meat enough for any expert , and you will not be regarded as letting the side down just because you are not familiar with all the latest terminology or research in your clinical specialty .
15 Not so big and showy as on a knitting machine , but there are two metal rods sticking up — enough for any self respecting machine to us as a radio aerial !
16 That was generally punishment enough for any offender .
17 In theory at least , the diameters range from 5 to 15mm ( 0.2 to 0.6in ) and lengths are around 2 metres ( 78 in ) which is enough for any kite spar .
18 All this , you might think , would be enough for any playwright but , with reckless abandon , Shadwell keeps flinging further ingredients into his rich comic stew .
19 I set the stack 's volume so high that it was painful , but with a sound fat and ballsy enough for any rocker .
20 On his six-week tour of the provinces in August and September 1858 , the tsar encountered a spectrum of opinions which ranged from Tver " on the left , where Unkovskii was at least as radical as Nikolai Miliutin , to Nizhnii Novgorod on the right , where the local gentry wanted serfs to pay not only for any property which they received in the event of emancipation , but even for the freedom of their bodies ( which the gentry did not own ) .
21 Talk together about any problems as honestly as possible .
22 I lay on a thyme-covered slope above the bay , having come quietly through the trees , and watched the cottages below for any sign of unusual life .
23 The Metropolitan Police have said that Courtney offered his services — but he was turned down for any work .
24 During training — or later , if I wanted to knock her weight down for any reason — she 'd have one day-old chick a day .
25 When attempting to communicate in the absence of adequate structure , care should be taken to learn enough about any differentiation to be able to predict the effect it will have and make allowance for it .
26 At the symposium , ‘ Are You Prepared for IT ? ’ , hosted by Zenith Data Systems , Gates spoke out on object programming , saying he thought the concept was just another hype that extends far beyond the reality available today — having said that , he said to look out for Microsoft 's Object Linking and Embedding 2.0 ‘ during 1993 ’ , saying he was all for any technology that will enable the economical re-use of parts of programs .
27 Less ambitiously , you might ask your employer to agree to repatriate you , together with your family and possessions , free of charge , if your job ends prematurely for any reason , except perhaps if you have been dismissed for misconduct .
28 It was almost invariably the same : halfway through any case Morse would be off on some improbable and complicated line of thought which would be just as readily abandoned as soon as a few more facts emerged .
29 So for any prey with the courage to hold its ground and out-stare a hunting lion , there is some considerable advantage to be gained … unless of course there is another lion coming up from behind …
30 Now the purpose of therefore of this training course and any any training course is to do this is to be able to handle the arousal and increase your level of performance and even get the peak to move that way so for any level of arousal you 're getting better performance but you 're also able to handle a bit more butterflies a bit more of the nerves in order to perform effectively , and apart from a training course like this how do you achieve that ?
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