Example sentences of "expect any [noun sg] [verb] " 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 But he ca n't expect any help form the Borough Council .
3 We do not expect any component buying problem to be encountered by constructors of the Vehicle Watchdog .
4 No , and it says erm I really did not expect any Grace to answer .
5 It is impractical to expect any party to draw trouble on himself by notifying the other of a potential claim .
6 It is not yet possible to expect any therapy to eliminate HIV from the body and anti-viral therapies will have to be taken for long periods , maybe for life .
7 She sat and glared through the windscreen , expecting any minute to see him coming back , but there was no sign of him .
8 Should the ensuing insomnia mean dropping off during the day , then again you will be awakened , this time by real Hercules transport planes — Elveden Forest , being in East Anglia , is very close to numerous air-bases and so many jets scream overhead that one expects any minute to bump into a tight-lipped Kate Adie dressed in camouflage fatigues .
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