Example sentences of "expecting any [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She sat and glared through the windscreen , expecting any minute to see him coming back , but there was no sign of him . |
| 2 | Unless er there was any er you know you , you were expecting any problems . |
| 3 | Bernard Moing , Univel 's regional marketing manager for Europe says , ‘ we 're not expecting any returns on UnixWare until the first quarter of 1993 , and then the take up will be limited for a further period . ’ |
| 4 | There was no sense in expecting any help from the boy , the only thing to be done was to exclude him as an irresponsible minor from the consideration of his own fate . |
| 5 | Had she been expecting any apology , though , Fabia realised then that she would have been disappointed for , ‘ Hrm , ’ was all he grunted , and , handing the letter back , he scrutinised her with a hard look , and Fabia had the feeling that he thought that she was the one in the wrong ! |
| 6 | I 'm not expecting any deliveries . ’ |
| 7 | Not expecting any deaths yet . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Every day there would be a reminder of religious dedication , for each morning the monks would process round the village or town in file , carrying their begging bowls into which devout Buddhists would put offerings of food , very respectfully and without expecting any thanks , for supporting the monks was a most meritorious deed . |
| 10 | But he retained feelings of gratitude for the chances he had been given and he allowed others later to mount several of his works for the University Ballet without expecting any fee . |
| 11 | Are you expecting any violence ? |
| 12 | For example , have you slipped into the habit of simply repeating your commands parrot-like — over and over again — without really expecting any result ? |