Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] wait for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | What you are about to suggest , of course , is that we wait for the Kilcharran to come along and hoist the damn thing to the surface . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Well over one third of those questioned in our survey said that they waited for the sales to make major purchases . |
| 3 | I suggest that he waits for the consultation paper and I think that he will then be reassured . |
| 4 | As the Dutchwoman and I waited for the musicians to gather themselves up she commented on the sea symbols of fish and anchor in the nave . |
| 5 | ‘ Her father and I wait for the day she grows out of it , but — ’ |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | His lips twisted and she waited for the inevitable cynical response , but surprisingly it did n't come . |
| 8 | But if you wait for the cholesterol advice pendulum to complete its swing , you can probably tuck into a cream doughnut instead . |
| 9 | ( If you wait for the Personnel and Training Department to develop you , you 'll wait forever . |
| 10 | It was exciting — they were good advertisements , and we waited for the first children to come . |
| 11 | What the ovules do is they stay in the grasses and they wait for the pollens to arrive . |
| 12 | IB4E paid the money and they waited for the train to take them to Ratvick . |
| 13 | He had known it would not satisfy them , and he waited for the rumbles to grow before he said : ‘ Very well . |
| 14 | Not unless they wait for the tide , or row in . ’ |
| 15 | I might eat a bread roll without the butter while I wait for the meal to arrive , and slimline or diet drinks act as a wonderful filler . |
| 16 | Department managers , new checkouts , do all the bits and pieces on , and wanted me to do , while I wait for the shift to come in , and they start at seven . |
| 17 | A very cold lump formed at the back of my spine while I waited for the rest of it . |
| 18 | Hour after hour the legions marched past , walking as much over each others ' bodies as over the ground , while I waited for the queen . |
| 19 | ‘ While I waited for the doctor , worried stiff , a girl arrived , advanced in labour . |
| 20 | I chat with her while she waits for the tub to fill . |
| 21 | While she waited for the water to come to the boil she put on her boudoir cap to conceal the steel haircurlers ( dragon 's teeth through the night but never mind that ) , and her Jaeger dressing-gown ( which cost the awful sum of £5 ) , and set forth for her regular deliverance on the lavatory . |
| 22 | She should have got something to drink while she waited for the chemist but she had n't thought of it then . |
| 23 | The words finished on a long , drawn breath while she waited for the words she had no wish to hear . |
| 24 | Foot flat to the floor , you can count to three while you wait for the response . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | ‘ Take Leonora into the gardens for a stroll round in the sunshine while you wait for the results , Doctor , ’ advised the serene , smiling nun . |
| 27 | While we wait for the pendulum to swing : Gail Counsell warns that house prices could take years to recover after the latest rise in interest rates |
| 28 | While we wait for the doctor 's diagnosis the patient may easily die . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | We all have to keep up appearances while we wait for the tide to turn . |