Example sentences of "[adv prt] [conj] wait for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | I 'd sit out in my car , all made up and wait for the stage doorkeeper to come and fetch me . ’ |
| 3 | But grypesh do much the same as we do : they hole up and wait for the weather to pass . ’ |
| 4 | I polished off the lager , put my feet up and waited for the editorial meeting . |
| 5 | There 's a table all set up and waiting for the dinner meeting . |
| 6 | If the victim is not edible the reptile quickly slithers away into hiding , but if it is a suitable prey it simply sits back and waits for the animal 's agonies to cease . |
| 7 | Seated in one of Kanazawa Industrial University library 's viewing booths , they just pick the tape they want to see front the list displayed , punch in its number , then sit back and wait for the programme to start . |
| 8 | ‘ They find accommodation where they set up a nursery , then sit back and wait for the right opportunity to arise . |
| 9 | As a practical measure , keep a full record of all jobs that you apply for and the responses that you receive to show that you have not simply sat back and waited for the money to roll in . |
| 10 | So , with flight planning filed , mostly mentally , I sat back and waited for the weather to give me a perfect day . |
| 11 | The DDA sat back and waited for the Exec Director to continue . |
| 12 | With Lithuania not given a snowball 's chance , Lansdowne Road sat back and waited for the avalanche … and waited … and waited . |
| 13 | ‘ Just let their targets sit back and wait for the bullet , eh ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ The fact is you do n't sit back and wait for the UFF or IRA to hit their victims — you go after them . |
| 15 | It 's then a matter of sitting back and waiting for the calls ! |
| 16 | We can not stand by and wait for the equivalent of the Apple Macintosh to create a second empowerment of our students . |