Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] wait for a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The rest of the journey , not least an eight hour wait for a connection in Los Angeles , was not , I have to admit , so memorable or pleasing .
2 ‘ Just like a wet lettuce waiting for a plate , ’ she muttered , colouring at the strange looks she received .
3 Another cause waiting for a champion .
4 Lady Beatrice watched fearfully whilst Rachel sat like an innocent child waiting for a play to begin .
5 The mill sits forlornly , at the foot of Millend Lane , like some slumbering giant waiting for a call , a call that will undoubtedly never come .
6 Seven days — a week — is a long time to wait for a telephone service nowadays .
7 It opened with a lone commuter waiting for a train late at night .
8 Even at windswept Thornaby where facilities can best be described as minimal , I checked the charter during my 15 minute wait for a connection .
9 ‘ You were n't by any chance waiting for a fare , were you , sir ? ’
10 — and chuckling quietly in the semi-demented manner of someone who is sitting alone in damp clothes in an empty restaurant in a strange country waiting for a twenty-five-dollar pizza .
11 This is a rare sight ; badgers are normally only active at night , but because these cubs are so tame , there 's an eager audience waiting for a glimpse .
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