Example sentences of "[adv] expect any [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But we can not expect any Psalm reflecting the years of oppression and revolt to be exactly comparable with the situation described from a later point of view in the Books of Maccabees ; and if we can not use the Books of Maccabees in this way any certain terms of comparison are lacking altogether . |
| 2 | I do not expect any difficulty in getting approval for the larger sum , and can do that at the same time as tenders are to hand for acceptance , but it will remain important to contain the total project cost as far as possible . |
| 3 | Owen , though , did not expect any difficulty . |
| 4 | His expression made it clear that any man or boy unlucky enough not to find another situation need not expect any sympathy : his place would have been filled . |
| 5 | The representation is , of course , implicit and we would not expect any child to be able to state explicitly the phrase structure rules and transformations generating the sentences of his language . |
| 6 | We do not expect any component buying problem to be encountered by constructors of the Vehicle Watchdog . |
| 7 | No , and it says erm I really did not expect any Grace to answer . |
| 8 | Analysts do not expect any move for Ferranti until the radar contract is awarded , though one possible bidder — British Aerospace — has already ruled itself out . |
| 9 | Analysts do not expect any move for Ferranti until the radar contract is awarded , though one possible bidder — British Aerospace — has already ruled itself out . |
| 10 | He stated that he did not expect any hostility when he returned to London . |
| 11 | Sixty per cent of 1800 managing directors interviewed did not expect any improvement either in sales or new orders and 80 per cent said that they would either not be recruiting new staff or shedding staff . |
| 12 | We do not expect any blowback . ’ |
| 13 | Enthusiasts however , may have to be gently discouraged from making too many demands on your time and that when you ask a question you are not automatically expecting any action . |
| 14 | For example , have you slipped into the habit of simply repeating your commands parrot-like — over and over again — without really expecting any result ? |
| 15 | Rather it was precisely to change attitudes , to stress individual responsibility — you 're on your own , do n't expect any help from us — and to reduce the state 's obligations . |
| 16 | ‘ All I 'm saying , George , is that you should n't expect any help from us . |
| 17 | But he ca n't expect any help form the Borough Council . |
| 18 | ‘ You do n't expect any payment when he becomes your apprentice ? ’ she continued . |
| 19 | DO N'T EXPECT ANY CHARITY |
| 20 | Just do n't expect any mercy if you 're a complete dimbo … |
| 21 | ‘ Arthur does n't expect any nonsense from him till July . |
| 22 | If you want to be , go ahead , but do n't expect any sympathy or back-up from me . ’ |
| 23 | No , we do n't expect any background knowledge at all . |
| 24 | No , we do n't expect any background knowledge at all . |
| 25 | Well do you know , when I met , I , I 'm meeting old chaps through this very excellent marriage agency , I 've never expected any thing like it , they are marvellous , and the sent me a nice old lad , but I knew I was onto a looser when he said , of course I go to my daughter-in-law every Saturday for lunch , she absolutely insists because she says , she wants to make sure that I 'm eating properly , now this is a very healthy old man with a very good income who could afford to buy any food he wants and the fact of the matter is his that he 's son is probably not , he does n't want to upset his old dad , and it 's handy to have him to come on Saturday for lunch and be done with it as it were , but I thought surely Bernard your own sense would tell you that nobody want 's their old father and father-in-law every Saturday of their life , for lunch oh . |