Example sentences of "[verb] to wait [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact he had fully intended to wait for a suitable moonlit warm right , but the trying events of the day had put him so out of sorts that he could stand the waiting no longer . |
| 2 | By the time that was over Constanza was in a fatalistic mood , she agreed to wait until the autumn . |
| 3 | She was heavily pregnant but she was questioned and made to wait for the next twelve hours without food or water . |
| 4 | I did n't want to wait for the baby to appear through the navel . |
| 5 | In fact , unreasonable behaviour is often used as a means of getting a quickie divorce where husband and wife both want one but do n't want to wait for the two-year separation period ; and because the age of chivalry is still not dead , men are often willing to let their wives petition for divorce when the fault is fifty-fifty , or even when the women are more to blame . |
| 6 | And most people were desperate to get stuff in them days , you know they did n't want to wait till the following week so they tried to get it paid as best they could |
| 7 | You 'll want to wait till the end of the month before I put mine in |
| 8 | Mr Goldberg said they could bring a libel action , but he planned to wait until the appeal verdict . |
| 9 | This also meant that they could get away earlier at night after the show , as they did n't need to wait for the curtain . |
| 10 | We do not need to wait for the Reeve 's Tale for a fabliau in which the Miller can be identified with a target figure : the Miller 's Tale itself links its dramatic teller , the Miller , with John the carpenter as John repeats the Miller 's axiom found in the Miller 's Prologue : in his own homespun wisdom : — a valuing of ignorance which Nicholas is able to play upon ( 3558 ) . |
| 11 | General Secretary , you may be ready to dive in now , but we but we want to wait till the time is right . |
| 12 | At a corner he stopped to wait for a break in the traffic . |
| 13 | Every time he has to wait for a question , he claims victory . |
| 14 | Each call sent out by a client has to wait for a response before another is sent . |
| 15 | Each call sent out by a client has to wait for a response before another is sent . |
| 16 | An announcement in May confirming the selection of Glasgow removed earlier uncertainty , although final confirmation has to wait for a further consultation period until the end of June . |
| 17 | What happens if Well , oh sa , pwurgh , I do n't know , I mean she has to wait for a week . |
| 18 | In May 1991 , after 30 years of bitter civil war , Eritrea broke away from Ethiopia , but has to wait for the referendum officially to declare itself an independent state . |
| 19 | In May 1991 , after 30 years of bitter civil war , Eritrea broke away from Ethiopia , but has to wait for the referendum officially to declare itself an independent state . |
| 20 | The chief executive may know what change is needed , but has to wait for the right time to introduce it . |
| 21 | In university and polytechnic libraries the advanced instruction has to wait until the second and third years of undergraduate courses , because it is at these stages that the students work on sometimes quite specialized projects . |
| 22 | Further explanation has to wait till The Silmarillion , but in a sense is not needed . |
| 23 | Or if she does she has to wait till the e |
| 24 | To do that operation , you are expected to wait until the first of the month to start planning the month . |
| 25 | He sheathed his dagger , whispered to Ranulf and Maltote to wait at the top of the alleyway , and knocked gently on the shop door . |
| 26 | It is n't difficult to calculate how long we should reasonably expect to wait for the random computer ( or baby or monkey ) to type METHINKS IT IS LIKE A WEASEL . |
| 27 | She seemed to wait for an initiative from her friend . |
| 28 | There was full consultation between family heads at each stage of the project and only a handful of families , mostly shop-owners , opted to wait for the Government supply which reached Perteguhan 18 months later . |
| 29 | The Ferryhill driver has also been instructed to wait for the arrival of the Crook bus before pulling out . |
| 30 | As an alternative subjects were instructed to wait until the end of a film before giving any description . |