Example sentences of "wait for the green " in BNC.

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1 I am just not prepared to wait for the green shoots of recovery . ’
2 Wait for the green shadow to rise from the brown ground , then get rolling .
3 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 .
4 His eyes are a little protuberant , and his lips are set in a faint smile , so that as he leans forward against the wheel , gazing straight ahead through the windscreen , he seems to be waiting for the green light with eagerness .
5 Not feeling up to arguing the point , she left quietly , knowing everyone else in the Carlisle Flint team was wound up as tight as the drivers , waiting for the green light .
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