Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [adv prt] at any [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She pulled them on hastily , half expecting Luke to come bursting in at any minute . |
| 2 | Patrick squirmed uncomfortably in the jumper and the trousers , which were at least two sizes too large for him — he felt as if they were going to fall down at any moment . |
| 3 | Like Miss Honey , she felt sure both ears were going to come off at any moment with all the weight that was on them . |
| 4 | ‘ I hate to bring the real world into this , but is your room-mate going to pop in at any second ? ’ |
| 5 | It was cold in the stadium and a leaden sky threatened to weep down at any moment on the small crowd assembled below . |
| 6 | It was all the harder because I could have given up at any moment . |
| 7 | His mother was leafing through a huge pile of correspondence , the wire-framed spectacles perched on the end of her nose threatening to fall off at any moment , while Senga sat beneath the window , copying verses from an open Bible . |
| 8 | If the investment managers had to come in they could have come in at any time . |
| 9 | Marcus could have turned up at any moment . |
| 10 | They said it could have gone off at any time . |
| 11 | It could have gone off at any time . |
| 12 | ‘ They made the usual checks then , because I was allowed to go back at any time if there was a problem , they let me go home . |
| 13 | Well , is it , you mean technology has n't affected your job to such an extent that you feel that you know you could get laid off at any minute if they bring in something new ? |
| 14 | Seaview is a very friendly place — friends and relatives are encouraged to drop in at any time , and residents feel they can talk to visitors even if they do n't know them . |
| 15 | One last word of warning , if your pond does freeze over at any stage , do n't smash the ice as the shock waves created will also kill the fish . |
| 16 | ‘ If I had shown up at any exchange with that case , ’ said Quinn , ‘ they 'd have spotted it and killed the boy . ’ |
| 17 | I spoke later to Jackie , lifeboat secretary , and asked him how many of a crew he had to call on at any time . |
| 18 | I do n't know if that 's come up at any point . |