Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] wait for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is an elegant way to travel , much better than waiting for the buses which , at this time of year , seem to come every other Tuesday . |
| 2 | But he could not sit patiently and wait for the next train , in an hour 's time . |
| 3 | It might be easier if we all presented a resume of ourselves rather than waited for the questions ! |
| 4 | Other recent flotations might just represent companies ' taking advantage of windows through which to de-gear , rather than waiting for the exits that offer the optimum long-term return . |
| 5 | Rather than wait for the release of the third cinema outing , Ocean have written an excellent multilevel extravaganza , incorporating and improving on existing styles from the other two RoboCop games . |
| 6 | Taylor wishes that in Sweden he had substituted the frustrated Gary Lineker with the pace of Tony Daley in the second match against France , rather than wait for the third and final game against Sweden to bring the curtain down on his captain 's international career . |
| 7 | The World Cup referees must have felt that the ball had ‘ been killed ’ on the ground and that it was therefore necessary to blow straight away for the penalty rather than wait for the advantage to occur . |
| 8 | Moreover , if the tables are to be turned , the USSR will do so at a time of her choosing , rather than wait for the hour of maximum danger to herself . |
| 9 | But rather than wait for the English to be lured on to these snares , he decided to launch the first attack himself . |
| 10 | To link things up we have to act on the information rather than wait for the information to act on us . |
| 11 | We also sought to provide a link for residents of Murieston to Livingston centre while the Murieston area is still developing , rather than wait for the completion of this housing area before taking action . |
| 12 | Rather than wait for the 28th CPSU congress due in July , as had been expected [ see pp. 37234-35 ] , a plenum of the CPSU central committee had given the party 's endorsement to the changes on March 11 . |
| 13 | At the summit , which was by all accounts an exceptionally heated affair , President Mubarak broke with Arab tradition and forced through a majority vote , rather than wait for the emergence of a unanimous compromise . |
| 14 | I wanted the sugar and rather than wait for the waiter to return or ask this boy to get it , I asked Harvey for the sugar . |
| 15 | Rather than wait for the groaning lift , I use the stairs . |
| 16 | Half past eight comes and it is time to stand outside and wait for the bus . |
| 17 | That I 'm still rehearsing Hamlet somewhere and waiting for the pain to end . ’ |
| 18 | Instead of waiting a matter of seconds for the lights to change , the hapless riders either remain in the saddle , take a chance when they see a gap in the traffic , or get off and wait for the green man . |
| 19 | Owen watched it carefully and waited for the arm to tire again . |
| 20 | I 'd sit out in my car , all made up and wait for the stage doorkeeper to come and fetch me . ’ |
| 21 | But grypesh do much the same as we do : they hole up and wait for the weather to pass . ’ |
| 22 | I polished off the lager , put my feet up and waited for the editorial meeting . |
| 23 | There 's a table all set up and waiting for the dinner meeting . |
| 24 | If the victim is not edible the reptile quickly slithers away into hiding , but if it is a suitable prey it simply sits back and waits for the animal 's agonies to cease . |
| 25 | Seated in one of Kanazawa Industrial University library 's viewing booths , they just pick the tape they want to see front the list displayed , punch in its number , then sit back and wait for the programme to start . |
| 26 | ‘ They find accommodation where they set up a nursery , then sit back and wait for the right opportunity to arise . |
| 27 | As a practical measure , keep a full record of all jobs that you apply for and the responses that you receive to show that you have not simply sat back and waited for the money to roll in . |
| 28 | So , with flight planning filed , mostly mentally , I sat back and waited for the weather to give me a perfect day . |
| 29 | The DDA sat back and waited for the Exec Director to continue . |
| 30 | With Lithuania not given a snowball 's chance , Lansdowne Road sat back and waited for the avalanche … and waited … and waited . |