Example sentences of "wait [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | If there has really been no response , wait for a time depending on the vigour and severity of the illness ( see para. 2 ) . |
| 2 | It 's not much protection from wind at this slower speed , but you can unnerve the man in front of you , wait for a moment of weakness and spring past . |
| 3 | When the game starts , wait for a couple of minutes , then make your way to Dr Dingle 's room — he 's the first person to croak it . |
| 4 | Pluck a London-based journalist out of the office ; put him or her on a train with a party heavyweight ; and wait for a slice of prime grassroots ham to arrive . |
| 5 | ‘ Things are starting to get much easier for the business person , although there 's still a big difference between setting up in Budapest , or Warsaw , or Prague , compared with somewhere in the country , where you may still have a long wait for a telephone connection . ’ |
| 6 | Her parents exchanged glances , looks that seemed to remember a long wait for a first and , as it turned out , an only child . |
| 7 | But wait for a little , I say . |
| 8 | Once the message was on the wire , he had little else to do except sit back and wait for a few days . |
| 9 | Deardrie , should I give her a rocket , or just wait for a postcard ? |
| 10 | Yesterday West Yorkshire officers advised women to stay in their cars and wait for a patrol if they break down . |
| 11 | As Villa wait for a fitness check on £1.1 million Republic of Ireland defender Steve Staunton , Atkinson warned : ‘ No one relishes playing Wimbledon . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | If it disappoints , do n't scrap it at once , but wait for a second year and give it another chance to redeem your hopes and optimism . |
| 14 | It might seem a smaller risk to stick to stores and wait for a retailing boom to return . |
| 15 | Wait for a moon less summer night , or a night with a mere sliver of a new moon , and listen . |
| 16 | Wait for a suitable moment and say : " That is a very interesting point you have raised , Mr R. , which we might wish to take up at a later meeting , but I really do n't think it helps our problem at the moment . " |
| 17 | ‘ Wait for a time ! ’ |
| 18 | ‘ If you 're going to be difficult , ’ Adam said , ‘ I suggest that either you wait for a hundred years or agree to reduce the amount payable , by half . ’ |
| 19 | The average wait for a routine appointment at our department 's outpatient clinic was eight months , with a further wait of two years for a prostatectomy . |
| 20 | A long wait for a patient with bladder outflow obstruction for a specialist opinion is both undesirable and unacceptable . |
| 21 | If your flow of ideas dries up , return to your central idea and wait for a new thought . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | ‘ How long do people wait for a new outpatient appointment ? ’ |
| 24 | The price you see is the price you pay — even if you wait for a late booking ! |
| 25 | The resulting larvae sit on the sand or climb up any grass present and wait for a mammal to pass by . |
| 26 | Of course , it can be argued that the theoretical presumption of innocence in the West is frequently negated by the pressure , particularly in the lower courts , to ‘ plea bargain' , that is agree to plead guilty to a relatively minor charge and receive a relatively light sentence , rather than plead not guilty , endure a long wait for a trial ( possibly in custody ) and , if found guilty , receive a heavier sentence , although there always remains the chance of acquittal . |
| 27 | Wait for a year . ’ |
| 28 | Just wait for a few days , and you will see . |
| 29 | He said she was to go to Ludgate Circus , stand on the south corner of Fleet Street at 6.30 p.m. and wait for a cab to pull in and pick her up . |
| 30 | If you wait for a few minutes , and it really can be that long , you might be surprised to discover that Windows un-freezes of its own accord . |