Example sentences of "a [adj] [noun sg] wait for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | — and chuckling quietly in the semi-demented manner of someone who is sitting alone in damp clothes in an empty restaurant in a strange country waiting for a twenty-five-dollar pizza . |
| 2 | ‘ Just like a wet lettuce waiting for a plate , ’ she muttered , colouring at the strange looks she received . |
| 3 | Forty years may be a long time to wait for a 19p basic rate of tax . |
| 4 | Seven days — a week — is a long time to wait for a telephone service nowadays . |
| 5 | Mrs Freda Bastianelli , the mother of four-month-old twin boys , who has a house on the shoreline , complained that another year was a long time to wait for a possible cure . |
| 6 | It opened with a lone commuter waiting for a train late at night . |
| 7 | Howard Baker ( that is his name ) is sitting in front of a green light waiting for a green light because he is thinking . |
| 8 | The rest of the journey , not least an eight hour wait for a connection in Los Angeles , was not , I have to admit , so memorable or pleasing . |
| 9 | Lady Beatrice watched fearfully whilst Rachel sat like an innocent child waiting for a play to begin . |
| 10 | This is a rare sight ; badgers are normally only active at night , but because these cubs are so tame , there 's an eager audience waiting for a glimpse . |