Example sentences of "and wait for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The pioneer of bee research Karl von Frisch recalls ( and we have observed ) instances in which the trained foragers began to anticipate subsequent moves and to wait for the feeder at the presumptive new location . |
| 2 | The partners have taken the pay cut until next March to see if interest rates fall and to wait for the launch of a new product . |
| 3 | It is unlikely that Patrick will come here and wait for the Plantagenet . |
| 4 | ‘ Just let their targets sit back and wait for the bullet , eh ? ’ |
| 5 | We can not stand by and wait for the equivalent of the Apple Macintosh to create a second empowerment of our students . |
| 6 | Significantly , the home referees in south Africa and Sandy MacNeill and David Bishop , the two test referees , were prepared to wait and wait for the ball to emerge from rucks and mauls . |
| 7 | As he pulled on the oars — he could not bear simply to sit and wait for the bell to ring — John was again the boy who had set out to be the man he never became . |
| 8 | But he could not sit patiently and wait for the next train , in an hour 's time . |
| 9 | ‘ Well , ’ he thought , ‘ I 'll just have to sit and wait for the mist to clear . ’ |
| 10 | Half past eight comes and it is time to stand outside and wait for the bus . |
| 11 | Then , before she could decide whether to retreat and wait for the Empress to leave , a man murmured softly . |
| 12 | ‘ The fact is you do n't sit back and wait for the UFF or IRA to hit their victims — you go after them . |
| 13 | fra , ma frame of mind , you got to demand and wait for the answer , even though it might take a minute for the to say erm , erm , oh we use erm , you know , we 've got a , a , a local van that comes and se , like , you know . |
| 14 | The creatures of the open sea , then , live either in the plankton ; or live in the waters beneath and browse upon the plankton — or live upon the browsers ; or they live on the bottom , and wait for the planktonic manna to rain upon them from above ; or they feed on the creatures that feed upon the bottom . |
| 15 | In fact , you can argue and remonstrate until you are blue in the face but certain plans or arrangements can not be progressed just yet and you must simply sit tight and wait for the Full Moon in Aries on the 14th before making any drastic changes or decisions . |
| 16 | One person , on being informed that he has a life-threatening illness , will sit back in sad acceptance and wait for the end to come . |
| 17 | There were no books in the room so all I could do was look out of the window and wait for the quarterly chimes from the Cathedral Clock . |
| 18 | Silent amid the crowd 's applause , they breathe deeply and steadily as they mount the bike , control the trembling of the hands and wait for the time-keeper 's ‘ Allez ! ’ |
| 19 | Seated in one of Kanazawa Industrial University library 's viewing booths , they just pick the tape they want to see front the list displayed , punch in its number , then sit back and wait for the programme to start . |
| 20 | After this she would return to the far wall and wait for the papers to be put back into place , so she could repeat the game . |
| 21 | It was only after they had peered into and groped about in what they felt certain was the right cave but found nothing that they decided to withdraw into the trees and wait for the dawn . |
| 22 | He advised the ladies to walk towards the town and wait for the men at the first hotel . |
| 23 | They would have to send their gear out to be reviewed , and wait for the reviews to come back to know whether or not the product was any good ! ’ |
| 24 | Or chortle and wait for the next T-shirt ? |
| 25 | The wise veterans nod their heads and wait for the first whistle . |
| 26 | If you are not sure you can cope , take an oven timer , turn it round to half a minute and wait for the bell to ring . |
| 27 | On behalf of their inarticulate owners , these clothes say ‘ I 'm not playing ! ’ and then sit on the sidelines ( so you can see how upset you 've made them ) , and wait for the world to be nice . |
| 28 | He is said to sink onto his knee on the track and wait for the train to end his life ; the train crews used to look out for the shadowy figure and shudder . |
| 29 | Enjoy the ride down , let the wind fly through your hair , go with the flow , and wait for the big crash . |
| 30 | What Robbins has , very cleverly , done is to drop a match into the murky kerosene of American politics and wait for the explosion . |