Example sentences of "the [noun sg] wait [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The thunder was continuous and the heavens opened up so , nowhere to go , we were huddled in the tent waiting for the river to rise . |
| 2 | ( b ) with intent to make permanent default in whole or in part on any existing liability to make a payment , or with intent to let another do so , dishonestly induces the creditor or any person claiming payment on behalf of the creditor to wait for payment ( whether or not the due date for payment is deferred ) or to forgo payment : or |
| 3 | He went back to the tray where the soup and the whisky waited for his comfort . |
| 4 | Trevor East , the new producer of The Match , explains the decision to wait for late autumn : ‘ People are reluctant to watch televised football or anything else on a sunny afternoon . |
| 5 | A tense 40 minutes followed as the gang waited for the arrival of a security van , loaded with double Christmas wages for local firms in Blackley , Manchester . |
| 6 | The beauty had disappeared below deck now and Fernando was leaning on the handrail waiting for her and gazing out towards the harbour buildings . |
| 7 | I stood in the kitchen waiting for the water to heat up with a distinct feeling of eco-smugness . |
| 8 | It is women who have to go alone ; whose lovers do not have the patience to wait at home and pray for them . |
| 9 | The driver waited in the car . |
| 10 | Two men entered the shop while the driver waited in the car . |
| 11 | The bidey-in waiting in the close , eh ? ’ he grinned . |
| 12 | Neither Bradford nor Birmingham regrets entering the tourist trade — the industry waits with bated breath to see how Swindon fares . |
| 13 | I stirred myself and went upstairs , and crawled under the duvet to wait for him . |
| 14 | The light waits inside Jancey 's curtains . |
| 15 | The soldier waited without moving a muscle . |
| 16 | The president waited before going on , to confirm that no one had missed the report . |
| 17 | Spry , who has spent the duration of the interview waiting for his chicken and pineapple pizza to arrive , flicks through a copy of Vogue Collection . |
| 18 | The next morning I got up at 7.30 am and had breakfast , got changed and got into the car to wait for Rachel , Betty , Paul and David . |
| 19 | And , on his way to meet the Prime Minister , Mr Delors bumped his head on the car waiting for him at Heathrow . |
| 20 | And the chauffeur drove me down in the car and sat beside the car waiting on me . |
| 21 | Cambridge were left high and dry for a time this afternoon as Oxford followed in the footsteps of many a champion boxer and left the opposition waiting at the official weigh-in . |
| 22 | This is the last bond to be actively redeemed until 1957 when a minor flurry of interest in activating redemption might have been responsible for some bond buying-in activity , although the Club waited until 1983 for the total buying-in to take place . |
| 23 | I turned back to the harbour to wait for him to go away . |
| 24 | Ward began to explain , about Iris Sunderby and the boat waiting for us in Punta Arenas . |
| 25 | If Gerald Thomas went to his flat to pick him up , he would be looking out of the window waiting for his car to arrive . |
| 26 | The Sheikh had crossed them by camel as a boy ; then as a young man with a wife and small children , including the boy at my side , he had camped overnight on one side of the range waiting for the engines of his jeeps to cool before grinding inch by inch , around and over . |
| 27 | The dog weaves in and out , leaping excitedly , then suddenly he stops , pointing towards the girl waiting under the tree , his hackles rising . |
| 28 | And Miss Haines , as Clara suddenly realized , with a curious tremor of conviction , had actually been hanging around in the corridor waiting for her to emerge . |
| 29 | He was perched precariously on the very edge of the precipice waiting for puffins to fly past , and when one came within reach he swung his long-handled fleygastong ( which is like a landing-net on the end of a four-metre pole ) to intercept the bird . |
| 30 | She meant the wheelchair waiting in her bedroom . |