Example sentences of "[vb pp] to wait " in BNC.
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| 1 | Prince Charles had intended to wait for Cumberland to attack , but after his troops had endured this merciless fire for 20 minutes or more one commander warned Lord George Murray that his men ‘ were turned so impatient that they were like to break their ranks ’ and the pretender agreed to an immediate attack . |
| 2 | Later Helen told Maureen that they had intended to wait until nearer the time to announce their news , but that seemed the right moment . |
| 3 | In fact he had fully intended to wait for a suitable moonlit warm right , but the trying events of the day had put him so out of sorts that he could stand the waiting no longer . |
| 4 | It sounded like a question , but he had never intended to wait for her answer . |
| 5 | Martin had a dim recollection of a visit to a big , dark house surrounded by evergreens and of a cold , high-ceilinged hall where he had been sat to wait . |
| 6 | By 1908 Wilson noted that the 1,000 or so Chinese seamen shipped at United Kingdom ports in 1905 had increased by 1907 to 5,000 and a deputation of 40 seamen was organised to wait upon Winston Churchill , then President of the Board of Trade . |
| 7 | Roads inside the course are designated as ambulance routes , and no unauthorised vehicles will be permitted to wait on these carriageways . |
| 8 | Television has been used to promote equality between the sexes by showing short features suggesting that sons and daughters should be brought up equally at home and girls not expected to wait on their brothers . |
| 9 | If you are ultimately dismissed and present a claim to the industrial tribunal , the basic question will be whether , in all the circumstances , the employer could have been expected to wait any longer before taking positive action . |
| 10 | The institution is expected to wait until investigations are complete and criminal responsibilities are more clearly defined before bringing charges . |
| 11 | ‘ We ca n't be expected to wait six weeks for another good performance . ’ |
| 12 | To do that operation , you are expected to wait until the first of the month to start planning the month . |
| 13 | As an alternative subjects were instructed to wait until the end of a film before giving any description . |
| 14 | The Ferryhill driver has also been instructed to wait for the arrival of the Crook bus before pulling out . |
| 15 | She sat down and prepared to wait as long as was necessary . |
| 16 | Mary took her drink to her seat and prepared to wait again . |
| 17 | BRITONS are becoming a nation of tactical shoppers , prepared to wait for sale bargains , say analysts Verdict Research . |
| 18 | Hard pitches , dry ball … and referees prepared to wait for it to emerge . |
| 19 | I am just not prepared to wait for the green shoots of recovery . ’ |
| 20 | Customers are no longer prepared to wait for several months for their chosen pattern . |
| 21 | ‘ Dio mio , ’ he growled , and he leaned back against the wall , folded his arms across his chest , and prepared to wait out the boredom of the long moments ahead . |
| 22 | He looked totally at ease , prepared to wait forever , and Paige 's temper began to simmer . |
| 23 | ‘ But should all of those people who had no part in that decision be made to wait ? , ’ he added . |
| 24 | When I had finished , I was made to wait two hours before being called back into the office for questioning . |
| 25 | We are made to wait while he shows his new toys ; a scarlet tricycle , a pull-along duck , a space-age gun playing the tunes of eight different police sirens when you pull the trigger . |
| 26 | Meanwhile , Knowsley have been made to wait 10 days before they can attempt to put last weekend 's disappointing 2-1 defeat at Alfreton behind them . |
| 27 | In that case , our malevolent might have decided to wait around on the off-chance that he would go to the kitchen or bathroom . |
| 28 | Carey paused a moment , but Ellwood had decided to wait him out . |
| 29 | The church was full of the women and girls who had attended the morning service and had decided to wait to see the wedding . |
| 30 | Indeed , some of their officials expressed strong opinions on the subject at the time but have since decided to wait and , as one put it , ‘ let the team do the talking on the park in Newry . ’ |