Example sentences of "i wait for " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Pertwee told me to wait for Charlie Hatton , ’ Cullam said .
2 Before I could comment , a nurse came to fetch her to see Harry , and she went anxiously , calling over her shoulder for me to wait for her ; and when she returned half an hour later she looked dazed .
3 Then he told me to wait for him after I had visited my father , and said that he would try to think of a way to help me without arousing any suspicion .
4 Well , I phoned them up , and I 'd been badgering them , and they told me to wait for a further communication .
5 Told me to wait for the horse to lift its tail . ’
6 Yes , or do you want me to wait for Patrick ?
7 He turned to a small table by the door , struck a match to light the oil-lamp , and then carefully adjusted it , making me wait for an answer .
8 He made me wait for two years .
9 ‘ Shall I wait for you ? ’
10 I , I , I , if I may go on an and er make some other comments on it i is that appropriate or should I wait for that are we still talking about the by-pass ?
11 Outside , I wait for Wesley , who is negotiating Chela and Urna 's release .
12 Outside , I wait for Wesley , who is negotiating Chela and Urna 's release .
13 Outside , I wait for Wesley , who is negotiating Chela and Urna 's release .
14 I wait for the drown
15 Now , in these quiet moments as I wait for the world about to awake , I find myself going over in my mind again passages from Miss Kenton 's letter .
16 He lingers over that and I wait for him to ask why I was visiting a Communist state .
17 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 .
18 I wait for the inevitable question .
19 But I wait for him to start it — and then I just finish it off . ’
20 I take advantage of the silence as I wait for the punch-line to review the facts and fictions of the short story of Dudley Moore 's life .
21 I wait for him to come back up but he does n't .
22 I wait for you to do that ; then I simply walk through the main hall , my empty suitcase in my hand .
23 When I meet people , I wait for a pulse from their inner being , which tells me things like how much fear , how much hate , how much peace , how much forgiveness .
24 I wait for the bellow .
25 I wait for the door to open , and for the expression on the old dragon 's face .
26 So I wait for them to put the phone down .
27 I wait for nothing ! ’
28 ‘ I have to walk to the bus stop , and when I wait for the bus there 's some of them slag me off and they push you about .
29 I wait for fifteen minutes .
30 I wait for Agnes and , if I really pretend , she will come and stand with me .
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