Example sentences of "[adv] and wait [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You have to be sure the bird is very hungry , and if it 's not you have to sit down and wait for a long , long time . |
| 2 | Jess resisted , primly folding her hands , looking down and waiting in a resigned-servant manner for permission to go . |
| 3 | But he could not sit patiently and wait for the next train , in an hour 's time . |
| 4 | Instead of waiting a matter of seconds for the lights to change , the hapless riders either remain in the saddle , take a chance when they see a gap in the traffic , or get off and wait for the green man . |
| 5 | I polished off the lager , put my feet up and waited for the editorial meeting . |
| 6 | Once the message was on the wire , he had little else to do except sit back and wait for a few days . |
| 7 | ‘ They find accommodation where they set up a nursery , then sit back and wait for the right opportunity to arise . |
| 8 | His constitution was now in place , his political position at home was very strong , but he was almost seventy years of age and could hardly afford to sit back and wait for a long-term transformation to solve Algeria 's problems . |
| 9 | ‘ Someone with the right name is here and waiting in a special room to get on a big silver bird that flies in the sky to go to a place called Florida , ’ said the Thing . |