Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] wait for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He prepared the altar for Mass , opened the-door and waited for the small trickle of his congregation to enter . |
| 2 | They left within two days of his release , leaving me tired , dazed , relieved and waiting for the Second Son to come ‘ home ’ for yet another week-end . |
| 3 | They could either follow their husbands into battle , taking their children with them , or they could stay at home , unprotected and unsupported and wait for the pillaging Parliamentarians or the papist Royalists to capture them and confiscate their property . |
| 4 | She swallowed hard and waited for the ringing in her head to clear and for the room to steady once more , then , summoning all of her courage , she looked at him with icy contempt . |
| 5 | In fact , you can argue and remonstrate until you are blue in the face but certain plans or arrangements can not be progressed just yet and you must simply sit tight and wait for the Full Moon in Aries on the 14th before making any drastic changes or decisions . |
| 6 | ‘ We 'll sit tight and wait for the storm to blow itself out . ’ |
| 7 | News on the Rialto is that the marker price at which IBM Corp is doing deals is $45,000 per MIPS — and our New York associate Technology News of America hears German users are sitting tight and waiting for the price to hit $40,000 per MIPS . |
| 8 | I had to be patient and wait for the tide to turn , ’ he said . |
| 9 | We stared at the water which was pretty choppy and waited for the Indian to surface but he never did . |
| 10 | In any case , there will be no alternative before long … and the gradual process is much better than waiting for the axe to fall . ’ |
| 11 | By seeming to do little more than wait for the economy to get better by itself , President Bush condemned himself . |
| 12 | In popular mythology poisonous snakes are always ready and waiting for the chance to strike out and kill their attackers . |
| 13 | Opened by another Mr Perkins who was staying at the same hotel , the package was passed to police who were ready and waiting for the actor when he arrived at the hotel in Cardiff . |
| 14 | He 's now ready and waiting for the Bridge return , saying : ‘ We are playing against the Premier League leaders so obviously we 've got something to prove to everyone as well . |
| 15 | Before dawn this morning the protestors were again out in force , ready and waiting for the demolition men . |