Example sentences of "[vb infin] wait for a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | 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 ? |
2 | Will we have to wait for a Labour Government before positive action is taken ? |
3 | I remarked to my friend , ‘ You 'd have to wait for a long time to get a train from here , ’ he smiled and we both set off for the youth hostel down the road . |
4 | Last Friday the civil servant in charge of government policy on radioactive waste management reiterated Whitehall 's position that a solution to the disposal issue would have to wait for a future generation . |
5 | Just nine first and you dial straight through , you do n't have to wait for a secondary dialling tone do you ? |
6 | I should recommend waiting for a gentler age than that in which we are condemned for a while to dwell . |
7 | Currently , with strong competition from many units throughout Europe for available organs , many patients similar to those described herein would die waiting for a suitable donor organ . |
8 | He should have waited for a better moment instead of acting impulsively . |
9 | They could easily have waited for a few days . ’ |
10 | Can I afford to wait for a young child to discover such procedures ? |