Example sentences of "prefer to wait " in BNC.
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| 1 | John Major would prefer to wait . |
| 2 | L would myself much prefer to wait on just one diner , even if he were a total stranger . |
| 3 | ‘ Would you prefer to wait a moment , to collect your thoughts and prepare yourself spiritually ? ’ asked the ambience . |
| 4 | Would the Minister like to clarify that now , or would he prefer to wait for his PPS ? |
| 5 | If you are a serious Windows user , you may prefer to wait and see how the Windows version of Dataease performs when it is released shortly . |
| 6 | Certain firms and individuals who wish to purchase financial assets such as bonds , shares or other securities , may prefer to wait if they feel that their price is likely to fall . |
| 7 | Similarly , people who at some time in the future will require foreign currency ( people such as importers , holiday makers , or those thinking of investing abroad or in foreign securities ) may prefer to wait before exchanging pounds into the relevant foreign currencies if they believe that the sterling price of these currencies is likely to fall ( the pound is likely to appreciate ) . |
| 8 | Employees from the old location may be reluctant to move immediately , preferring to wait until their children finish important examinations . |
| 9 | British and American scientists say they would have preferred to wait longer before restarting ROSAT . |
| 10 | In many other cases the warden for the time being escaped indictment at the Forest Eyre ; the verderers , regarders and jurymen , fearing his retribution , preferred to wait until he was out of office and harmless . |
| 11 | In practice , viewers preferred to wait and see — or rather wait for other people to see — before converting their TV sets to receive the new signal . |
| 12 | Dexter knew that she preferred to wait and let the interviewee be sucked back into the vacuum of silence . |
| 13 | Eisenhower preferred to wait . |
| 14 | Some doctors like to fit an IUD soon after delivery ; others prefer to wait until six or eight weeks after the baby has been born . |
| 15 | If he is back to his best , Haydock racegoers are in for a thrilling contest , but I prefer to wait until Playschool has shown his old sparkle before backing him . |
| 16 | If he is back to his best , Haydock racegoers are in for a thrilling contest , but I prefer to wait until Playschool has shown his old sparkle before backing him . |
| 17 | Of the big three , only Crédit Suisse has inched towards a new fee structure ; UBS and SBC prefer to wait and see . |
| 18 | I suppose people prefer to wait until most of the audience has gone . |
| 19 | Only 5 per cent of women want a child within the first year , and 12 per cent prefer to wait until after the fifth year of marriage . |
| 20 | But news of the delay means many prefer to wait until the reservoir 's future becomes more certain . |