Example sentences of "he wait [prep] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he first came into the Hampshire team , Greenidge 's natural inclination was to attack every ball , and it was Richards more than anyone who taught him restraint , taught him to wait for the bad ball . |
| 2 | Now this short note cruelly dashed his hopes : the mysterious writer apologised for not meeting him but asked him to wait amongst the ancient ruins to the north-west of the Tower . |
| 3 | Elizabeth played one of her characteristically tantalizing games , and kept him waiting until the very moment of her death . |
| 4 | With this in position he waits for the right moment to switch through the distance shot film of the city , coupled with the live action inlay of the characters . |
| 5 | Yet he can still play for his former club while he waits for the clearing period to expire . |
| 6 | He waited for the other woman to finish what she was saying , and then smiled shyly at Loretta . |
| 7 | He waited for the first time Phillis was out , and scored the record . |
| 8 | He waited for the right moment , walked calmly across the road , knelt down , put his neck across the railway line and waited for a loaded van to sever his head . |
| 9 | His lips clamped together and he raised one corner of his thin mouth in a spiteful leer , his large bald head nodding deliberately to and fro while he waited for the younger man 's response . |
| 10 | He waited for the inevitable question . |
| 11 | He waited on the cold landing for a long time , nursing his throbbing hand , anticipating the moment when he must face his parents and the serious punishment that was surely due to him . |
| 12 | Between takes he waited outside the main hall with a helper to wipe his glasses for him in the close summer heat . |