Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [verb] [adv] any " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nobody took much notice of them or expected them to start up any form of conversation , so Charles was surprised when Eric addressed him by name . |
| 2 | He claimed he had n't any but he jolly well had ! |
| 3 | She knew she had n't any choice anyhow but to agree . |
| 4 | I — I somehow thought you had n't any , like me , you know . ’ |
| 5 | We knew what lay down any other road : a political scandal that made it worthwhile for Parliament to get involved in Security . |
| 6 | ‘ Did you pick up any readings on the outer building ? ’ she asked , removing the Geiger-Muller counter from the holdall he had brought with him . |
| 7 | She said she had n't any but they would n't listen . |
| 8 | She spoke truthfully for the first time and said she had n't any more of it — which was a direct admission that she had had it in the first place . |
| 9 | She had not appeared to be surprised when he told her what he intended to do , nor had she put up any resistance . |
| 10 | He told me how he 'd been conned three times that week by people who took ten-quid rides , then said they had n't any cash but offered to leave a watch with him while they went inside ( usually a block of flats ) to get some dosh . |