Example sentences of "[verb] wait in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have had to wait in patience all these years . ’ |
| 2 | Bitstream are intending to get round this limitation by getting in league with the various page description language manufacturers and producing real-time fonts through their languages but as none of these are currently delivering we will have to wait in order to judge the result . |
| 3 | Her proof is in the restaurant trade : ‘ Even fast food restaurants ( do ) not seem fast , because at home you do n't have to wait in line . ’ |
| 4 | She asked , ’ What is the NHS coming to , that I should have to wait in pain , discomfort and distress for my operation ? ’ |
| 5 | Half the kids stay to wait in line . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'd go again today if it did n't mean waiting in line till a month from Monday , ’ said USA Today reviewer Mike Clark . |
| 7 | I kept waiting in dread for someone to tap you on the shoulder and say , ‘ By the way , you know Damian is chairman of Flint Investments International ! ’ ’ |
| 8 | As the trucks made to leave the following day for the final part of the journey to Arcady , Cabochon asked Ari if he could speak with her , and then told her about what he feared waited in Arcady for him . |
| 9 | Doctors told her she needed an emergency hysterectomy , but because of a bed shortage she had to wait in agony for three-and-a-half hours . |
| 10 | So I had to wait in suspense . |