Example sentences of "to wait for [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were n't any houses then and there was a big ditch where the canal side and erm we used to have to wait for each other , because no street lamps , nothing at all like that and er really we used to be afraid and then when the first bus ran , shall I tell you this , when the first bus ran from , from Bloxwich to Willenhall of course word got around that the buses were beginning , because the roads were only ruts , they were n't tarmacked roads then and it was certainly gentlemen first for the first there were about three hundred waiting that was a lot of at the top is it Street , I think it 's that and all the gentlemen were first but we , some of us managed to scramble on , but erm then they used to break down very very often because the roads the roads were in such a terrible condition they were only ruts . |
| 2 | The verdict on that one , however , may have to wait for many years yet . |
| 3 | Well he 's so badly parked you see , he 's got to wait for both traffics to go whereas I could go easily |
| 4 | We had to wait for some months in order to get a passage and finally set oft on my birthday in January . |
| 5 | Though debt-for-equity swaps represent one way for banks to recover part of their developing country debt exposure , they still stand to lose money and look likely to have to wait for some years before they can cash in their equity stakes . |
| 6 | We had to wait for some days until a convoy of ships was ready . |
| 7 | They were repeatedly told he was too busy , and when finally , at the eleventh hour , they were granted a meeting , some sort of communication problem caused Mrs Sue Amphlett and her associate to be sent from one building to another and then to wait for some time in the wrong one , until they had to leave to finish the report in time for the news conference they had called . |
| 8 | She had to wait for some time before the door was opened , and she hoped very much that it would be opened by Clelia , but it was not ; it was opened by a thin , brown , balding , youngish looking man . |
| 9 | Electrical stimulation could produce dramatic effects , but the proper study of electro-physiology had to wait for some time until it was possible to record small electrical potentials . |
| 10 | ‘ We will not stop ( reforms ) to wait for any decisions from the G7 , whether we receive aid or not , ’ he told reporters . |
| 11 | Customers are no longer prepared to wait for several months for their chosen pattern . |
| 12 | I had to wait for another performance to see . ’ |
| 13 | But I am afraid this will have to wait for another occasion . ’ |
| 14 | All is well , however , except that the 140 people on the island will have to wait for another occasion to exercise their democratic rights . |
| 15 | However , that discussion will have to wait for another day . |
| 16 | A new motor car was for many a luxury that would have to wait for another day . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'm sorry to disappoint you , but Hadrian and his wall will have to wait for another time . ’ |
| 18 | Fellow passengers had to wait for another train to continue their journey because the original train 's safety mechanism had jammed . |
| 19 | Managers who never leave do not have to wait for another manager to retire or die so that they can fill their shoes . |
| 20 | He will not have long to wait for another diet of his own words . |