Example sentences of "expect [prep] any [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jimmy was creative in attack , as you would expect of any protégé nurtured at Upton Park , and he possessed a fierce shot . |
| 2 | Located right in the city centre , convenient for the city 's air terminal and main railway station , the Warsaw Marriott is as luxurious as you would expect from any hotel managed and operated by Marriott Hotels . |
| 3 | He 'd looked up at the great thing dropping out of the sky right towards his head , and had flung himself down , expecting at any second to become just a little greasy mark in a great big hole . |
| 4 | The extraordinary thing was that the man who was begging me to go and tell the world about this was expecting at any moment to hear that he had been appointed to one of the most senior jobs in the Iraqi government . |
| 5 | Willie expected at any moment to see the tips of two red horns slowly emerging from under his hair , but they did n't . |
| 6 | Quickly , she put on her coat and hat , looking round fearfully as if she expected at any moment to feel Sikes ' heavy hand on her shoulder . |