Example sentences of "[pers pn] wait for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , I phoned them up , and I 'd been badgering them , and they told me to wait for a further communication . |
| 2 | If I waited for a hundred years , if I devoted my life to fasting and asceticism and scholarship as the Druids do , still it would make no difference . |
| 3 | I waited for a full hour before I caught a glimpse of the sight that I had come to see . |
| 4 | The price you see is the price you pay — even if you wait for a late booking ! |
| 5 | ‘ If you 're going to be difficult , ’ Adam said , ‘ I suggest that either you wait for a hundred years or agree to reduce the amount payable , by half . ’ |
| 6 | If you wait for a few minutes , and it really can be that long , you might be surprised to discover that Windows un-freezes of its own accord . |
| 7 | The woman was attacked in the early hours of Wednesday at an isolated station at Mexborough , South Yorks , as she waited for a late train home . |
| 8 | Resting gratefully on his pitchfork as they waited for a slow-moving loaded wagon to reach them from the far end of the field , Seb said , ‘ There 'll be another hundred acres to work by the spring . |
| 9 | One night as he waited for a young man to find him a cab , I saw my chance . |
| 10 | He waited for a few seconds , but the noise did not repeat itself . |
| 11 | He waited for a few moments to compose himself , then left the court with his arm round his wife , Shirley , to face a large crowd of waiting reporters and cameras . |
| 12 | He waited for a full half an hour by his watch before he opened it . |
| 13 | A POLICEMAN was injured in his patrol car yesterday in an accident as he waited for a nuclear weapons convoy to pass through Glasgow , writes Alan Forbes . |