Example sentences of "[conj] i wait for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Her father and I wait for the day she grows out of it , but — ’ |
| 2 | Department managers , new checkouts , do all the bits and pieces on , and wanted me to do , while I wait for the shift to come in , and they start at seven . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | A very cold lump formed at the back of my spine while I waited for the rest of it . |
| 5 | Hour after hour the legions marched past , walking as much over each others ' bodies as over the ground , while I waited for the queen . |
| 6 | ‘ While I waited for the doctor , worried stiff , a girl arrived , advanced in labour . |
| 7 | ‘ 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 . |
| 8 | All kinds of thoughts raced through my mind as I waited for the explosion in our midst . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |