Example sentences of "[pron] wait for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I wait for the inevitable question . |
| 2 | I felt frightened as I waited for the mysterious man . |
| 3 | Another three weeks passed as I waited for the reassuring ‘ chit ’ . |
| 4 | Later I found out that a standby wife had got halfway down the aisle before turning back , remorseful at abandoning her husband , leaving one empty seat — my seat , I brooded , as I waited for the next flight . ) |
| 5 | You wait for the other side to post their part back to you on your client 's purchase , thereby leaving you with the initiative to complete the exchange procedure on your client 's sale , and this you should do immediately . |
| 6 | A catapult lives with you until the last moment ; it stays tensed in your hands , breathing with you , moving with you , ready to leap , ready to sing and jerk , and leaving you in that dramatic pose , arms and hands outstretched while you wait for the dark curve of the ball in its flight to find its target , that delicious thud . |
| 7 | Erm I think bro broadly , certainly by the time you 've got through to the later spring th th there is y yes I mean i in a sense there are sort of three areas if you like but , but very broadly the areas which had not been taken over yet i is very much a slower process of consolidation and then you wait for the next rule . |
| 8 | ‘ Perhaps an escort , ’ hinted Isabel , worried that Matilda was going to suggest she wait for the good father 's return . |
| 9 | Mungo admired Emily 's patience as she waited for the right moment to mention his proposition . |
| 10 | She now rubbed her hand over the oilcloth as she waited for the next question . |
| 11 | Twice she was in the very act , loaded fork in her hand , when her breathing quickened , her mouth drew into a forbidding shiver of disgust , and she waited for the next signal to come round . |
| 12 | His lips twisted and she waited for the inevitable cynical response , but surprisingly it did n't come . |
| 13 | She waited for the unpleasant tingling on the back of her neck to go away and bother somebody else . |
| 14 | He drags morosely on the cheroot while we wait for the pretty young newsreader to get through the latest government verbals on the self-pitying unemployed . |
| 15 | However , as you have some discretion in these matters , Mr. Speaker , and while we wait for the Scottish electorate to remove the remainder of the Scottish Conservative party from this House , would it not be appropriate for you to give priority to Scottish Members at Scottish Question Time ? |
| 16 | What follows , while by no means comprehensive , is NME 's guide to the world blown wide open by the greatest war movies , a world we 'd like to see on TV as we wait for the next one . |
| 17 | It was exciting — they were good advertisements , and we waited for the first children to come . |
| 18 | When he first came into the Hampshire team , Greenidge 's natural inclination was to attack every ball , and it was Richards more than anyone who taught him restraint , taught him to wait for the bad ball . |
| 19 | Well I 'm not , it 's not sometimes they have they wait for the local officer to come on duty . |
| 20 | They waited for the first flight out of Iraq on which there were seats . |
| 21 | The healthy stayed away , or hovered sceptically at the back of the crowd , talking as they waited for the first miracle . |
| 22 | After a short discussion on the merits of the duck , he decided to join her ; and while they waited for the first course to arrive , he regaled her with a colourful account of that afternoon 's meeting in the history department to sort out the timetable . |
| 23 | ‘ Why two rooms ? ’ asked Billie as they waited for the slow-moving lift to ascend to the third floor . |
| 24 | ‘ What do you mean ? ’ she demanded angrily as they waited for the ancient lift to grind its way up from below . |
| 25 | All sounds were muffled except the song of the birds and the pigeons were puffed up , looking as if they were wearing greatcoats , as they waited for the generous breakfast which they knew Jane would bring out to them . |
| 26 | With this in position he waits for the right moment to switch through the distance shot film of the city , coupled with the live action inlay of the characters . |
| 27 | Yet he can still play for his former club while he waits for the clearing period to expire . |
| 28 | He waited for the other woman to finish what she was saying , and then smiled shyly at Loretta . |
| 29 | He waited for the first time Phillis was out , and scored the record . |
| 30 | He waited for the right moment , walked calmly across the road , knelt down , put his neck across the railway line and waited for a loaded van to sever his head . |