Example sentences of "to wait for their [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Even if other painters had to wait for their money , Zbo tried desperately hard to make sure that Modi did not go without .
2 At home , where an admiral 's powers were much more restricted , and even the most favoured officers could expect to have to wait for their promotion until the end of the admiral 's period of command , when it was customary to make him the compliment of a few promotions on striking his flag , it was still possible to introduce new entrants to a seagoing life .
3 There was a row of five chairs where people sat to wait for their turn .
4 They were closely followed by the children who settled down to wait for their treasure trove .
5 Accepting shareholders will have to wait for their cash for that period .
6 TWO Liverpool cousins who have become the first prison visitors awarded damages after a search ordeal will have to wait for their cash , following a Home Office decision to appeal against the award .
7 They usually had to wait for their father to come home to decipher Davide 's news aloud to them . )
8 To wait for their enemy , the ordinary people of Famagusta had made their way to the heart of the city , where the Cathedral soared like a vast triangled reliquary , flanked by princely buildings and faced , across the piazza , by the handsome , doorless shell of the Palace .
9 ‘ We now have to wait for their report . ’
10 ‘ We now have to wait for their report . ’
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