Example sentences of "[adj] wait for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( The main reasons for taking this approach is that for dynamic handwriting recognition it is necessary to select the correct information shortly after the word was written — it may not be possible to wait for the user to finish a sentence or clause . ) |
| 2 | He had no idea how long he would have to wait to marry her , but he was prepared to wait for the rest of his life . |
| 3 | ‘ No , I am not prepared to wait for the trial . |
| 4 | However , Ferguson , despite some disappointment at Hughes ' goal ratio — he struck only 14 times in 52 appearances last season — is prepared to wait for the Welshman 's response . |
| 5 | Boswell raised the topic of emigration : Johnson distinguished between its value to ‘ a man of mere animal life ’ and ‘ a man of any intellectual enjoyment ’ : the former content to wait for the earth to produce , the latter unlikely to wish barbarism upon himself and his descendants . |
| 6 | And , at the end of this act we are shown how his ambition has led to another theme , that of appearance and reality , where Macbeth is told by his wife to conceal his thoughts and appear to his guests to be the perfect host whereas he is really supposed to wait for the time to kill the king . |
| 7 | The visitors did n't have long to wait for the opening goal . |
| 8 | A second later a tall , broad-shouldered figure threw open the rear door — clearly too impatient to wait for the chauffeur to bring the vehicle to a halt . |
| 9 | Dressed in a flared skirt of fine wool which she topped with a shirt and a sweater , Fabia , with a jacket over her arm and too impatient to wait for the lift , hurried down the stairs to meet him . |
| 10 | This was sooner than had been expected , President José Eduardo dos Santos declaring that it was not necessary to wait for the end of the war to initiate the reforms . |
| 11 | The hotel 's owners have made it clear they are not obliged to wait for the outcome of today 's inspection . |