Example sentences of "any [noun] now [art] " in BNC.
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1 | If they were to escape back through the trench they would have to move quickly ; any moment now the sepoys would have crossed the yard from the hospital and outflanked them . |
2 | And at any moment now the first members of staff would be arriving . |
3 | Any minute now the Meltemi , the Etesian wind , will start up from the north-west . |
4 | Most of the buyers are women — so is the auctioneer , a brawny , competent , good-humoured young woman with a Levantine cast of countenance and a thick Midi accent — who will re-sell them locally this very evening ; any minute now the housewives of Martigues and Lavéra and round about will be turning them into la soupe or la friture for the evening meal . |
5 | Any minute now the Scene of Crime course would be arriving for their lecture on the collection and preservation of scientific evidence , and this brief spell of quiet would be over . |
6 | She felt his hands on her shoulders , and knew that any minute now the grip would tighten , and she would find herself in his arms . |