Example sentences of "wait for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | But if you wait for the cholesterol advice pendulum to complete its swing , you can probably tuck into a cream doughnut instead . |
| 32 | Wait for the champagne ! ’ her father protested , his face giving everything away now . |
| 33 | The flat unleavened bread recalls the haste of their departure ( no time to use yeast and wait for the bread to rise ) . |
| 34 | Many of those City supporters have indicated that , given the choice , they would rather have handed out a thrashing to their neighbours and arch-rivals tomorrow night and done their bit to extend Old Trafford 's embarrassing 25-year wait for the championship . |
| 35 | There was not a weakness to be seen and no-one at the game would back against them ending a 26-year wait for the Championship . |
| 36 | Many so-called estate agents merely place advertisements and wait for the telephone to ring , which is not a successful method , particularly in a poor market like this . ’ |
| 37 | Washing a potato is only a small development from brushing earth off it , which is something all macaques do anyway ; but the separation of sand from wheat required Imo to throw away the food after she had picked it up , and then wait for the sand to sink , before she collected her food up again . |
| 38 | Now it 's finally ready to happen , with Arnold Schwarzenegger musing whether to donate his presence or not , while two teams of screenwriters work feverishly to November deadlines , and four top directors — including Paul ‘ Basic Instinct ’ Verhoeven , Peter ‘ Bill And Ted 's Bogus Journey ’ Hewitt and George ‘ Mad Max ’ Miller — politely wait for the Terminator 's nod . |
| 39 | ‘ We 'll sit tight and wait for the storm to blow itself out . ’ |
| 40 | Wait for the Parquet . |
| 41 | If you break down on a motorway , do not leave your car , just wait for the motorway patrols to find you . |
| 42 | We wait for the sun . |
| 43 | wait for the ball coming in ? |
| 44 | Nor can Colm Henry wait for the day when the whole ‘ chemistry ’ part of photography is done away with . |
| 45 | We can continue debating their demise , while we wait for the day when European taxpayers rather than farmers finally call the day on the common agricultural policy . |
| 46 | ‘ Her father and I wait for the day she grows out of it , but — ’ |
| 47 | While we wait for the pendulum to swing : Gail Counsell warns that house prices could take years to recover after the latest rise in interest rates |
| 48 | The supposition being that it 's always easier for the offspring just to sit on the nest and wait for the parent . |
| 49 | wait for the bloke , you can put your wellie boots on |
| 50 | Now we wait for the call from the bigger TV companies , who will obviously want a talented team such as us for one , or all , of their quiz shows . |
| 51 | I had to be patient and wait for the tide to turn , ’ he said . |
| 52 | Not unless they wait for the tide , or row in . ’ |
| 53 | We all have to keep up appearances while we wait for the tide to turn . |
| 54 | I wait for the bellow . |
| 55 | Creed 's voice again : ‘ Wait for the moon . ’ |
| 56 | What you are about to suggest , of course , is that we wait for the Kilcharran to come along and hoist the damn thing to the surface . ’ |
| 57 | We could always dump the bomb , drop a marker , warn all shipping to keep clear , wait for the krytron to arrive , return there and detonate the bomb . ’ |
| 58 | That day , the aircraft wheeled above Manhattan in tight formation , pumping out their message , thrown into relief against a clear blue sky with vivid clarity , WAIT FOR THE ENGLISH … |
| 59 | You 'd go in and have to queue up , wait for the chance to get the frying pan to put bacon and egg in it , and your hands so cold you could hardly hold it , and that would take up a quarter of an hour . |
| 60 | I wait for the door to open , and for the expression on the old dragon 's face . |