Example sentences of "to wait for a [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In those places where there is a delay in substantiation , faith is prepared to wait for a long time at the bar of history . |
| 2 | Will he beef up the public consultation procedures which his Department are currently casting aside like autumn leaves shrivelling on the ground , or do we have to wait for a Labour Government in the full flush of a green spring and summer to bring sense back into our planning system ? |
| 3 | However , he went on to say that the acceptance of the existence of Communist China did not mean that Taiwan had abandoned its " one-China policy " and that the country was prepared to wait for a positive response to its proposals for unification on the basis of liberal democratic policies . |
| 4 | I had to wait for a considerable time for the expanse of blue sky above my chosen scene ( figure XX ) to be substantial enough for photography . |
| 5 | The Chinese do n't like their planes to fly unless the weather is absolutely O.K. So we had to wait for a few hours for the plane to arrive from Shanghai . |
| 6 | You can use this function to wait for a specified time for a key to be pressed . |
| 7 | The lifetime of the proton in a nucleus is predicted to be greater than 1025 years , so it is not feasible to wait for a sufficient number of transmuted atoms to accumulate . |