Example sentences of "[verb] to wait for [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 | She was heavily pregnant but she was questioned and made to wait for the next twelve hours without food or water . |
| 3 | I did n't want to wait for the baby to appear through the navel . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 ) . |
| 7 | At a corner he stopped to wait for a break in the traffic . |
| 8 | Every time he has to wait for a question , he claims victory . |
| 9 | Each call sent out by a client has to wait for a response before another is sent . |
| 10 | Each call sent out by a client has to wait for a response before another is sent . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | What happens if Well , oh sa , pwurgh , I do n't know , I mean she has to wait for a week . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | The chief executive may know what change is needed , but has to wait for the right time to introduce it . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | She seemed to wait for an initiative from her friend . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | The Ferryhill driver has also been instructed to wait for the arrival of the Crook bus before pulling out . |
| 20 | On the edge of the runway Greg brought the ambulance to a halt and while they prepared to wait for the incoming aircraft , David maintained radio contact with the control tower . |
| 21 | I am just not prepared to wait for the green shoots of recovery . ’ |
| 22 | Or whether you 've had to wait for an hour in the rain for the bus to come along , whether you 're in a good mood or a bad mood . |
| 23 | How long would America have had to wait for the Community to pull all its members behind a common policy ? |
| 24 | It is ironical that the Court composers should have had to wait for the establishment of the Commonwealth before their songs were published . |
| 25 | And another Quote of the Week ( and how long we have had to wait for the national press to notice what has been so obvious for so long ) : ‘ With Waterstones backed by W H Smith , and Pentos ’ gearing rising , there can be little doubt who has the deeper pockets to fight a protracted battle . |
| 26 | They would have been less well advised to move from temporary obligation to redemption if they had had to wait for the money which the peasants owed them , but the government realized that peasants were in no position to redeem their obligations overnight and advanced most of the money to which nobles were entitled in the form of interest-bearing bonds . |
| 27 | Always feel you are going to wait for the club to arrive and keep your head behind the shot . |
| 28 | If you er , if the people of West Sussex a couple of weeks ago , when there was flooding around Chichester , they 're actually going to wait for the waters to evaporate . |
| 29 | This puts industry off voluntary controls and it tends to wait for a law to be brought in . |
| 30 | He has n't , got to wait for the things to come the , the bed and the car and er they have n't ordered a carpet yet |