Example sentences of "wait for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Foot flat to the floor , you can count to three while you wait for the response . |
| 2 | But if you wait for the cholesterol advice pendulum to complete its swing , you can probably tuck into a cream doughnut instead . |
| 3 | Wait for the champagne ! ’ her father protested , his face giving everything away now . |
| 4 | The flat unleavened bread recalls the haste of their departure ( no time to use yeast and wait for the bread to rise ) . |
| 5 | ‘ Wait for the others , ’ the Leader said quietly . |
| 6 | Oliver asked whether they should go after Barbara Coleman or wait for the others . |
| 7 | The volunteer evacuees wait for the cavalry . |
| 8 | The volunteer evacuees wait for the cavalry . |
| 9 | ( If you wait for the Personnel and Training Department to develop you , you 'll wait forever . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . ’ |
| 13 | And Northumberland had chosen , rather than pursue them with a force then quite inadequate , to gather his and his sons ' levies and wait for the marauders to return . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Design indented shorelines with sloping shelves and islands , fill it up with water , plant vegetation — and wait for the wildfowl to fly in to the resulting ‘ dug out ’ lake . |
| 16 | Now wait for the gripes to start . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | ‘ We 'll sit tight and wait for the storm to blow itself out . ’ |
| 19 | Wait for the Parquet . |
| 20 | If you break down on a motorway , do not leave your car , just wait for the motorway patrols to find you . |
| 21 | We wait for the sun . |
| 22 | wait for the ball coming in ? |
| 23 | Nor can Colm Henry wait for the day when the whole ‘ chemistry ’ part of photography is done away with . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | ‘ Her father and I wait for the day she grows out of it , but — ’ |
| 26 | 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 |
| 27 | The supposition being that it 's always easier for the offspring just to sit on the nest and wait for the parent . |
| 28 | wait for the bloke , you can put your wellie boots on |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | People take early retirement , move to a new school , get a job out of teaching , get seconded on to courses or research projects , or just wait for the holidays . |