Example sentences of "[pers pn] wait for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Told me to wait for the horse to lift its tail . ’ |
| 2 | Indication can be quivertip or butt indicator and generally I wait for the reel to revolve slowly so I know it is not a line bite . |
| 3 | ‘ Her father and I wait for the day she grows out of it , but — ’ |
| 4 | I wait for the bellow . |
| 5 | I wait for the door to open , and for the expression on the old dragon 's face . |
| 6 | I take advantage of the silence as I wait for the punch-line to review the facts and fictions of the short story of Dudley Moore 's life . |
| 7 | Department managers , new checkouts , do all the bits and pieces on , and wanted me to do , while I wait for the shift to come in , and they start at seven . |
| 8 | Now , in these quiet moments as I wait for the world about to awake , I find myself going over in my mind again passages from Miss Kenton 's letter . |
| 9 | I might eat a bread roll without the butter while I wait for the meal to arrive , and slimline or diet drinks act as a wonderful filler . |
| 10 | ‘ I have to walk to the bus stop , and when I wait for the bus there 's some of them slag me off and they push you about . |
| 11 | And so I waited for the darkness of the Tongan night to lift , my fingers tightly crossed . |
| 12 | All kinds of thoughts raced through my mind as I waited for the explosion in our midst . |
| 13 | A very cold lump formed at the back of my spine while I waited for the rest of it . |
| 14 | The other complaint we receive is ‘ I waited for the issue to come out and my ad was n't in it . |
| 15 | After replacing the 'phone I waited for the tingling to stop then looked at my watch . |
| 16 | Red in the face and thoroughly hot and uncomfortable , I waited for the laughter to subside . |
| 17 | Hour after hour the legions marched past , walking as much over each others ' bodies as over the ground , while I waited for the queen . |
| 18 | Amusing myself with such trivial thoughts , I waited for the rain to give up . |
| 19 | I waited for the bedtime story . |
| 20 | I waited for the crowd to thin out , then went to have a closer look . |
| 21 | I waited for the ambulance to arrive . |
| 22 | ‘ While I waited for the doctor , worried stiff , a girl arrived , advanced in labour . |
| 23 | Then I waited for the evening to come , but the hours passed very slowly . |
| 24 | For some reason I waited for the answer to that one . |
| 25 | Was each of them waiting for the other to make the next move ? |
| 26 | ‘ Could n't you wait for the body to be removed ? ’ he said quietly . |
| 27 | But if you wait for the cholesterol advice pendulum to complete its swing , you can probably tuck into a cream doughnut instead . |
| 28 | Foot flat to the floor , you can count to three while you wait for the response . |
| 29 | Were you waiting for the school |
| 30 | I chat with her while she waits for the tub to fill . |