Example sentences of "[pron] wait for [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , I phoned them up , and I 'd been badgering them , and they told me to wait for a further communication . |
| 2 | I wait for the inevitable question . |
| 3 | I waited for a full hour before I caught a glimpse of the sight that I had come to see . |
| 4 | I felt frightened as I waited for the mysterious man . |
| 5 | Later I found out that a standby wife had got halfway down the aisle before turning back , remorseful at abandoning her husband , leaving one empty seat — my seat , I brooded , as I waited for the next flight . ) |
| 6 | The price you see is the price you pay — even if you wait for a late booking ! |
| 7 | You wait for the other side to post their part back to you on your client 's purchase , thereby leaving you with the initiative to complete the exchange procedure on your client 's sale , and this you should do immediately . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Erm I think bro broadly , certainly by the time you 've got through to the later spring th th there is y yes I mean i in a sense there are sort of three areas if you like but , but very broadly the areas which had not been taken over yet i is very much a slower process of consolidation and then you wait for the next rule . |
| 10 | ‘ Perhaps an escort , ’ hinted Isabel , worried that Matilda was going to suggest she wait for the good father 's return . |
| 11 | The woman was attacked in the early hours of Wednesday at an isolated station at Mexborough , South Yorks , as she waited for a late train home . |
| 12 | Mungo admired Emily 's patience as she waited for the right moment to mention his proposition . |
| 13 | She now rubbed her hand over the oilcloth as she waited for the next question . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | She waited for the unpleasant tingling on the back of her neck to go away and bother somebody else . |
| 16 | However , as you have some discretion in these matters , Mr. Speaker , and while we wait for the Scottish electorate to remove the remainder of the Scottish Conservative party from this House , would it not be appropriate for you to give priority to Scottish Members at Scottish Question Time ? |
| 17 | When he first came into the Hampshire team , Greenidge 's natural inclination was to attack every ball , and it was Richards more than anyone who taught him restraint , taught him to wait for the bad ball . |
| 18 | Well I 'm not , it 's not sometimes they have they wait for the local officer to come on duty . |
| 19 | After a short discussion on the merits of the duck , he decided to join her ; and while they waited for the first course to arrive , he regaled her with a colourful account of that afternoon 's meeting in the history department to sort out the timetable . |
| 20 | The healthy stayed away , or hovered sceptically at the back of the crowd , talking as they waited for the first miracle . |
| 21 | They waited for the first flight out of Iraq on which there were seats . |
| 22 | ‘ Why two rooms ? ’ asked Billie as they waited for the slow-moving lift to ascend to the third floor . |
| 23 | ‘ What do you mean ? ’ she demanded angrily as they waited for the ancient lift to grind its way up from below . |
| 24 | All sounds were muffled except the song of the birds and the pigeons were puffed up , looking as if they were wearing greatcoats , as they waited for the generous breakfast which they knew Jane would bring out to them . |
| 25 | With a blurb like that , it would have been hard for anyone waiting for a British response to the wave of Continental traffic calming not to get excited . |
| 26 | With this in position he waits for the right moment to switch through the distance shot film of the city , coupled with the live action inlay of the characters . |
| 27 | Yet he can still play for his former club while he waits for the clearing period to expire . |
| 28 | One night as he waited for a young man to find him a cab , I saw my chance . |
| 29 | As Hugh Paddick recalls , he waited for every possible noise that Ken could produce — and it went on and on — and then there was silence . |
| 30 | He waited for the other woman to finish what she was saying , and then smiled shyly at Loretta . |