Example sentences of "to wait [prep] [art] answer " in BNC.
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| 1 | Meanwhile , Pogo would just have to wait for an answer . |
| 2 | But , although she smiled briefly at Folly in a friendly enough way , she seemed too distracted to wait for an answer , and started to usher them inside . |
| 3 | I must ask my right hon. Friend to wait for an answer to his question about persistent offenders . |
| 4 | But , alas , she was destined to have to wait for an answer , as Nettie , the housekeeper , chose that very moment to come into the room carrying a tea-tray . |
| 5 | No , never tell me more of your goings and comings than is my due , I need only to know , as nearly as you may judge , how long I must bide here to wait for the answer . ’ |