Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] [adj] [noun] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had to wait for fifteen minutes before he was admitted to the Agency 's annexe . |
| 2 | After the concert she had to wait for four minutes before McCartney could rejoin her … while he accepted a standing ovation . |
| 3 | We might well have to wait for six months before we found a prahu which was heading in the right direction . |
| 4 | The trouble was that after they were born , children had to wait for six years before they could be sent to school and forgotten for most of the day . |
| 5 | Though debt-for-equity swaps represent one way for banks to recover part of their developing country debt exposure , they still stand to lose money and look likely to have to wait for some years before they can cash in their equity stakes . |
| 6 | We had to wait for some days until a convoy of ships was ready . |
| 7 | She had to wait for some time before the door was opened , and she hoped very much that it would be opened by Clelia , but it was not ; it was opened by a thin , brown , balding , youngish looking man . |
| 8 | Electrical stimulation could produce dramatic effects , but the proper study of electro-physiology had to wait for some time until it was possible to record small electrical potentials . |
| 9 | And I 've got to wait for three weeks before I know ! |
| 10 | Did they try to go for passing shots as they stood two feet behind the baseline ? |
| 11 | Kerry 's hair had been recently cut but she decided to go for another snip when she arrived at the studio . |
| 12 | I believe that we have got to go for this strategy if we are continue to fight the freedoms which are the root of our yachting . |
| 13 | MacDonald 's reply , that he did not share that belief , is , again , an indication that he did not wish to remain as Prime Minister if his government collapsed . |
| 14 | DAVE SEXTON , the England Under-21 manager , is prepared to search for friendly fixtures if his side fall out of the European Championships at the qualifying stage for the first time in 12 years . |
| 15 | There are a number of Acts of Parliament which empower a magistrate on sworn information to issue a warrant to search for such things as stolen goods , forged documents , drugs . |
| 16 | Perhaps , like the lungfish of today , they lived in pools that were seasonal and used lungs and legs to search for other water when their homes went dry . |
| 17 | Time to move on , maybe , to search for some answers before the whole thing comes down around my ears . |
| 18 | The minister is then faced with the task of keeking to see during that prayer whether there are enough potential listeners to justify proceedings with his prepared material . |
| 19 | We do not yet know the implications for job numbers of the reorganisation , but as stated in the AEA Times Bulletin there may be a need to plan for more reductions than previously anticipated . |
| 20 | They may have different areas of expertise and will be able to concentrate on these without having to sit through lengthy periods when colleagues are asking questions about their own area of interest . |
| 21 | Although there is an inevitable summer climax , a hot , dry border is much easier to plant for year-round interest than most other parts of the garden . |
| 22 | The , the minute , the note last time said a pool of cand , they , they will be told that a pool of possible candidat candidates will be contacted to attend for final interview once it 's decided to go ahead with the new appointment , so you could the thr the the three , or whatever it is that you are not putting forward , that their , that our interest in them has ceased |
| 23 | Such a situation also undermines the role of district nurses and health visitors if they have to go through that procedure when they know that they should be able to take the responsibility . |
| 24 | Most conductors of my generation have to go through different experiences before we understand that it 's not the main thing in the world to conduct all American orchestras . |
| 25 | Prost 's victory lifted him to 47 points at the head of the drivers ' championship while Brazilian Ayrton Senna , the McLaren driver who was forced to retire after running second until the closing laps , remains second in the title race with 42 points . |
| 26 | ‘ I have made it my business to go after lost Leonardos now , ’ says Dr Pedretti , who worked closely with Kenneth Clark and took over his mantle as the world 's leading Leonardo expert . |
| 27 | A man who allowed a greyhound to suffer for six weeks after it broke its leg has been banned from keeping dogs for three years . |
| 28 | People hooked on horoscopes sometimes refuse to try for good jobs because the signs are against them . |
| 29 | Older people may take longer to retrain for new tasks than younger , but not to a degree that makes such retraining not worth while . |
| 30 | You may be invited to write for professional journals if you have a book published related to your career area . |