Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] wait for [art] " in BNC.
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1 | They 've given her something and she , she had to put this stuff on her hair , had to take a trip to the hairdresser and he said to the hairdresser comb my hair first and then put this stuff on and wait for a fortnight and it did come a little lighter , but it was n't much |
2 | 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 . |
3 | He said she was to go to Ludgate Circus , stand on the south corner of Fleet Street at 6.30 p.m. and wait for a cab to pull in and pick her up . |
4 | I 'd sit out in my car , all made up and wait for the stage doorkeeper to come and fetch me . ’ |
5 | But grypesh do much the same as we do : they hole up and wait for the weather to pass . ’ |
6 | Once the message was on the wire , he had little else to do except sit back and wait for a few days . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | ‘ They find accommodation where they set up a nursery , then sit back and wait for the right opportunity to arise . |