Example sentences of "[verb] 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 | I du n no how long we got to wait , but it 's pretty soon . |
| 6 | You got to wait . |
| 7 | She , got to wait till they order a carpet ? |
| 8 | Yeah because if you want to go to Southwell at the present moment you go on a bus and you got to wait two hours to get one back . |
| 9 | Rather , supporters tend to wait until the seemingly inevitable lapse of concentration in defence before expecting the side to get down to serious business . |
| 10 | Male and female responses to the static models could have differed because crested auklet males tend to wait for females to approach , then aggressively reject unwanted partners , whereas females are more active in seeking out and approaching males ( although both sexes show either type of behaviour ) . |
| 11 | At present even those authorities who support the concept of advocacy tend to wait to be approached by a local voluntary group before initiating a project . |
| 12 | Apart from anything else , we , we do n't just go to the theatre we have , we really tend to wait to be invited |
| 13 | John Major would prefer to wait . |
| 14 | L would myself much prefer to wait on just one diner , even if he were a total stranger . |
| 15 | ‘ Would you prefer to wait a moment , to collect your thoughts and prepare yourself spiritually ? ’ asked the ambience . |
| 16 | Would the Minister like to clarify that now , or would he prefer to wait for his PPS ? |
| 17 | If you are a serious Windows user , you may prefer to wait and see how the Windows version of Dataease performs when it is released shortly . |
| 18 | Certain firms and individuals who wish to purchase financial assets such as bonds , shares or other securities , may prefer to wait if they feel that their price is likely to fall . |
| 19 | Similarly , people who at some time in the future will require foreign currency ( people such as importers , holiday makers , or those thinking of investing abroad or in foreign securities ) may prefer to wait before exchanging pounds into the relevant foreign currencies if they believe that the sterling price of these currencies is likely to fall ( the pound is likely to appreciate ) . |
| 20 | By the time that was over Constanza was in a fatalistic mood , she agreed to wait until the autumn . |
| 21 | The Security Council agreed to wait until March 10 before deciding action . |
| 22 | Aszal had all the documents required from a returning immigrant , but he was questioned for four hours and made to wait for four hours and then told he could go . |
| 23 | She was heavily pregnant but she was questioned and made to wait for the next twelve hours without food or water . |
| 24 | ‘ If it 's my daughter I want to see her now , I do n't want to wait . ’ |
| 25 | But with the confidence of youth she does not want to wait beyond Barcelona for her first Games medal . |
| 26 | They did n't want to wait , either of them , and the wedding was arranged for the middle of October . |
| 27 | But the bay 's defenders do n't want to wait until their estuary is a disaster before they act . |
| 28 | ‘ I do n't want to wait until the Malton Hiring at Martinmas . |
| 29 | I should like to learn what , if anything , I can do here to enrol for any suitable course to get me into the business world or administration as I do not want to wait till I return to the UK , on leave , in mid-June till I begin finding out more about your courses . |
| 30 | I did n't want to wait for the baby to appear through the navel . |