Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] to wait for " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | I decided to wait for a review — you know what Microsoft 's other support lines are like . |
| 2 | Can I afford to wait for a young child to discover such procedures ? |
| 3 | I had to wait for another performance to see . ’ |
| 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 | At the same time , while ensuring the blue of sky in front of the camera , I had to wait for the sun to fall on the scene from behind me , otherwise the sparkle of beach and palms would have been lost . |
| 6 | At the flat there were drinks parties and little dinners every week , which irritated me , as I had to wait for everyone to finish filling the air with their thoughts on the latest novel before I could go to bed on the sofa . |
| 7 | My family and I had to wait for three weeks in Bombay before getting a boat for England , but during that time I was able to do some useful PR work with newspapers and radio . |
| 8 | To prepare this article I had to wait for an event on a day when the visibility was gin-clear to get good photographs from my open cockpit Jodel D9 , using a telephoto lens at various focal lengths to obtain the required framing . |
| 9 | ‘ I had to wait for the right moment to tell Nicola . |
| 10 | Well I had to , I had to wait for about eight months or was it s six months to get one of my lights fixed but for er other things they were quite quick actually . |
| 11 | I had to wait for what seemed like hours . |
| 12 | ‘ Sorry to be so long — I had to wait for Tom to finish a phone call . ’ |
| 13 | I had to wait for about ten minutes . |
| 14 | Every time we go I have to wait for ages in the cold hospital wearing a scratchy towelling robe the colour of sick and drinking black coffee . |
| 15 | I have to wait for a white actor to turn down a role because the stuff that they 're supposedly writing ‘ black ’ ai n't happenin' . |
| 16 | The answer I tend to get off a lot of places is that I have to wait for twelve years |
| 17 | So I have to wait for him , come on . |
| 18 | if I have to wait for you I 'll wait forever cos your eggs are not done |
| 19 | Nobody to have to wait for … or to keep up with . |
| 20 | What happens if Well , oh sa , pwurgh , I do n't know , I mean she has to wait for a week . |
| 21 | She seemed to wait for an initiative from her friend . |
| 22 | ‘ Are n't you going to wait for me to give you a lift ? ’ |
| 23 | As she turned to wait for me at the end of the path , I felt I was looking at her for the first time : her face paler than her arms , a blonde shadow on her upper lip , no lipstick . |
| 24 | Why had she had to wait for such an education ? |
| 25 | Did you have to wait for it to be done ? |
| 26 | Did you have to wait for ages ? |
| 27 | I also think that erm it 's up to erm us — I mean if you think of us as a whole travel industry — to really take a look at what we are providing and compare it with what is provided in other countries ; the standards of service , how long do you have to wait for a meal when you 're sitting down to eat in a restaurant , what are people used to in France and Germany and the USA ? |
| 28 | She appeared to wait for me to go on . |
| 29 | As it happened , this queen mother was the most remarkable and able of them all , and it is therefore something of an irony that she had to wait for twelve years , until 1554 , and stage a successful coup , before obtaining the place which earlier queen mothers had immediately enjoyed . |
| 30 | After the concert she had to wait for four minutes before McCartney could rejoin her … while he accepted a standing ovation . |