Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] wait for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I decided to wait for a review — you know what Microsoft 's other support lines are like . |
| 2 | Can I afford to wait for a young child to discover such procedures ? |
| 3 | I had to wait for a considerable time for the expanse of blue sky above my chosen scene ( figure XX ) to be substantial enough for photography . |
| 4 | I have to wait for a white actor to turn down a role because the stuff that they 're supposedly writing ‘ black ’ ai n't happenin' . |
| 5 | I was shown into an empty office where I sat waiting for a minimum of ten minutes . |
| 6 | What happens if Well , oh sa , pwurgh , I do n't know , I mean she has to wait for a week . |
| 7 | I also think that erm it 's up to erm us — I mean if you think of us as a whole travel industry — to really take a look at what we are providing and compare it with what is provided in other countries ; the standards of service , how long do you have to wait for a meal when you 're sitting down to eat in a restaurant , what are people used to in France and Germany and the USA ? |
| 8 | Clare was fired for turning up late after she had to wait for a doctor because Josh had a temperature . |
| 9 | First she wanted to learn and see , she wanted to wait for a man who did things and was something on his own . |
| 10 | As she stood waiting for a taxi a speeding car appeared out of the freezing fog . |
| 11 | You have to wait for a tr well first of all you have to we 'll the miss yeah , at twelve twenty-eight or whatever |
| 12 | Will he beef up the public consultation procedures which his Department are currently casting aside like autumn leaves shrivelling on the ground , or do we have to wait for a Labour Government in the full flush of a green spring and summer to bring sense back into our planning system ? |
| 13 | Will we have to wait for a Labour Government before positive action is taken ? |
| 14 | Well that was the , the erm union for us , erm I think erm one of the great assets of being in public transport was that we were in a local erm pension scheme , erm when , when we in the office started , we had to wait until we were eighteen and then we had to wait for a vacancy because there was a limited number of people that the Council were prepared to back by paying a similar amount . |
| 15 | The Chinese do n't like their planes to fly unless the weather is absolutely O.K. So we had to wait for a few hours for the plane to arrive from Shanghai . |
| 16 | But they had to wait for a host of their rivals to commit pop suicide before they could begin the job of moulding this new discovery . |
| 17 | Here it sits waiting for a dose of stress to weaken your immune system when out it pops . |
| 18 | Every time he has to wait for a question , he claims victory . |
| 19 | At a corner he stopped to wait for a break in the traffic . |
| 20 | This puts industry off voluntary controls and it tends to wait for a law to be brought in . |
| 21 | Like a little puppy dog , he had waited for a sign that he was forgiven . |