Example sentences of "[adv] wait for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He thought of sitting down to wait for a break in the storm but that could have been all night so he struggled on downhill , angling a little to the left , until he met the treeline at the bottom of the meadow . |
| 2 | He felt tempted to continue through the village to visit the young Prince at Woodstock Palace but , considering what he had just learnt , thought he had better wait for a while . |
| 3 | ‘ Things are starting to get much easier for the business person , although there 's still a big difference between setting up in Budapest , or Warsaw , or Prague , compared with somewhere in the country , where you may still have a long wait for a telephone connection . ’ |
| 4 | A long wait for a patient with bladder outflow obstruction for a specialist opinion is both undesirable and unacceptable . |
| 5 | Of course , it can be argued that the theoretical presumption of innocence in the West is frequently negated by the pressure , particularly in the lower courts , to ‘ plea bargain' , that is agree to plead guilty to a relatively minor charge and receive a relatively light sentence , rather than plead not guilty , endure a long wait for a trial ( possibly in custody ) and , if found guilty , receive a heavier sentence , although there always remains the chance of acquittal . |
| 6 | He 's [ the killer 's companion ] only waiting for a knock on the door , ’ Mr Brown said . |
| 7 | He 's [ the killer 's companion ] only waiting for a knock on the door , ’ Mr Brown added . |
| 8 | He was only waiting for a chance . |
| 9 | ‘ Only waiting for a taxi . ’ |
| 10 | However , in parliamentary terms Mr Nelson has been long waiting for a call from a prime minister offering jobs . |
| 11 | There by the light of an adjoining street lamp he clearly saw the figure of a station master or porter wearing a flat-topped regulation hat apparently waiting for a train . |
| 12 | The Dart Valley Light Railway plc have , therefore , decided on a new policy for the future which it feels will keep faith with the Volunteer Association Members who are keen to develop and maintain the Buckfast-Totnes line as a typical GWR branch line operating as a non-profit making charitable trust and at the same time to satisfy its shareholders who have patiently waited for a dividend for many years . |
| 13 | A day longer to wait for a letter ! |
| 14 | ‘ Let's just wait for a while , eh ? |
| 15 | The latter need not wait for a change of heart on the part of the Prime Minister , or the election of a new government , before translating guilt about the condition of those less fortunate than themselves into action . |
| 16 | But he did not wait for a reply before throwing himself to one side as a sabre whistled down and buried itself deep in the brickwork of the window sill where he had been sitting . |
| 17 | Sensibly he did not wait for a reply , since the possibilities were clearly endless . |
| 18 | She did not wait for a reply . |
| 19 | Deardrie , should I give her a rocket , or just wait for a postcard ? |
| 20 | She 's convinced he 's just waiting for a sign to pop over and propose ! ’ |
| 21 | I 'm just waiting for a man to knock my door and say well , you know , cos you can fined a lot do n't you ? |
| 22 | Maybe she was just waiting for a chance to go abroad and wanted to be ready to leave at any time . |
| 23 | Byrne reckons they 've been playing brill recently and are just waiting for a chance like this — but he was talking before they got turned over 0–3 by the makems last night . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'm just waiting for a friend . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ They were just waiting for a taxi . ’ |
| 26 | Property : The frustrated architects just waiting for a call |
| 27 | Airborne gets a reputation for quick service from the companies they 're interested in because the bikes are cruising round outside just waiting for a call . |
| 28 | I 'm just waiting for a day of action on . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'm just waiting for a cab . ’ |
| 30 | I 'm just waiting for a Lemon Delight . |