Example sentences of "[coord] [adv] wait for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | People take early retirement , move to a new school , get a job out of teaching , get seconded on to courses or research projects , or just wait for the holidays . |
| 2 | Our librarian passed me the disk ready for review , I ran it and nervously waited for the title page . |
| 3 | Our librarian passed me the disk ready for review , I ran it and nervously waited for the title page . |
| 4 | The Thatcher approach was to employ small teams to tackle specific problems or to issue a set of proposals , and then wait for the howls of |
| 5 | Washing a potato is only a small development from brushing earth off it , which is something all macaques do anyway ; but the separation of sand from wheat required Imo to throw away the food after she had picked it up , and then wait for the sand to sink , before she collected her food up again . |
| 6 | Right well let's find one or two of these schemes that appear to have lapsed , send some letters to the names in the file , if we do n't get any positive response within a couple of months , let's go and take the signs down er and then wait for the squeals |
| 7 | He says all they did was just put it in for storage and then wait for the police to call but the first he heard was on Monday . |
| 8 | While you 're waiting for the kettle to boil erm , get a cup from the cupboard and a tea bag from the tea jar , put tea bag in the the cup and then wait for the kettle to boil and o , once the kettle has boiled you put your hot water into the cup and le , and let the tea brew for a little while And then , after you let it brew you can either add milk to it or , do not add milk to it . |
| 9 | ‘ Oh , I ca n't do the noises , ’ said Tommy , ‘ but just wait for the smell ! ’ |