Example sentences of "wait [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We had a one-and-a-half-hour wait between semi and final . |
| 2 | If you suspect that you may have a problem in this area , build in a DCL WAIT between process startups , and always check that all expected processes have written their startup messages into their error log files . |
| 3 | Ludo and I wait between the two pairs , watching them . |
| 4 | The four dissenting judges thought the ritual nature of the three-stroke ‘ slippering ’ was degrading , with a three-day wait between sentence and punishment and without adequate consent of the mother . |
| 5 | Tony is to be admitted but … wait for it … to yet another hospital ! |
| 6 | Speak to the entire galaxy and wait for replies . |
| 7 | Wait for the third , he wrote , for the return of otherness , oddity , spikiness . |
| 8 | If you can not be sure of handling the glider safely , turn it out of the wind , hold the wing down and wait for help . |
| 9 | Wait for another day if you are not feeling absolutely on top line . |
| 10 | Always wait for the referee to stop the bout and never drop your guard on the bell . |
| 11 | Wait for the opponent to move , or force him to pull his weight off the front foot before sweeping or hooking it . |
| 12 | You 're grey and black like a big rat , but I love you because you 're English and you wait for me every day . ’ |
| 13 | The arrival of the new Saturday l25mph High Speed Train service from Swansea to Pembroke provided a new job for the train guard : he had to leap out at Manorbier to open the crossing gates , wait for the train to clear the crossing , close them , and then walk seven coach lengths to give the driver the right away . |
| 14 | The reason the Labradoodle caught my eye is that Bubbles is the result of a liaison between a Miniature Poodle and — wait for it — a Labrador/Boxer cross . |
| 15 | From the purchasers ' point of view , auctions can also be attractive — if slightly nerve-racking as you wait for bidding to start for the house of your dreams . |
| 16 | All this I learn from the bus driver who chats to me as we wait for the traffic ahead to move . |
| 17 | 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 |
| 18 | If not , let us put our own house in order and not wait for others to do it for us . |
| 19 | There was nothing to do but wait for their uncle . |
| 20 | Tom-Frode , Odd-Knut and Tony wait for us to arrive . |
| 21 | ‘ Wait for Charlie . |
| 22 | I just hang round the entrance and wait for her . |
| 23 | I do like she says , and sit there with the damp towel round my neck and wait for her to come back . |
| 24 | I can t wait for Marie to be finished here so we can walk down the street in our new clothes . |
| 25 | ‘ Wait for the beer , ’ he said , and while they waited exchanged jovial insults with the men at the counter . |
| 26 | While we wait for the doctor 's diagnosis the patient may easily die . |
| 27 | Outside , I wait for Wesley , who is negotiating Chela and Urna 's release . |
| 28 | Outside , I wait for Wesley , who is negotiating Chela and Urna 's release . |
| 29 | Outside , I wait for Wesley , who is negotiating Chela and Urna 's release . |
| 30 | Security police wait for boot as people 's power arrives . |