Example sentences of "[adv] wait for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Cati left , she continued , to Sabina , who was sprinkling flour into a basin and whirling it into a dough with her fist , ‘ But you can only wait for the storming to pass … . ’ |
| 2 | It was a bloody long wait for the copter , I can tell you . |
| 3 | He also alleged that the KGB had recruited hundreds of British traitors who were only waiting for the signal from Moscow to begin destroying Britain 's communication system and military establishments around the country . |
| 4 | Agnes is only waiting for the guest to start speaking his reason for coming . |
| 5 | I came out of the forces , he was only waiting for the time that I came out , for him to retire . |
| 6 | ‘ What 's life , ’ he said with a pessimism that fed Richard 's gloom , ‘ only waiting for the end . ’ |
| 7 | As a general rule , when the demand for a resource is such that it is allocated for two thirds of the available time , then programs spend twice as long waiting for the resource as using it . |
| 8 | The first episode had all my friends and colleagues eagerly waiting for the conclusion . |
| 9 | De Craon was sitting in a high-backed chair near the window , a small scroll of parchment on his lap , apparently waiting for the Prince to summon him to an audience . |
| 10 | Sheikh , who was batting , stood crouched over his bat , patiently waiting for the moment when Mafouz would decide to let go of the ball . |
| 11 | In 1898 a visitor noted that the poorest among early Japanese rail travellers were prepared to make long waits for the train : |
| 12 | He said that the Queen eagerly waited for the bishop to show some of his eccentricities but , ‘ fortunately or unfortunately ’ he had acted with the utmost decorum . |
| 13 | Now it 's finally ready to happen , with Arnold Schwarzenegger musing whether to donate his presence or not , while two teams of screenwriters work feverishly to November deadlines , and four top directors — including Paul ‘ Basic Instinct ’ Verhoeven , Peter ‘ Bill And Ted 's Bogus Journey ’ Hewitt and George ‘ Mad Max ’ Miller — politely wait for the Terminator 's nod . |
| 14 | If it was n't the Russians , it was the British who wanted to interfere ; so I said , I am going away to wait for the day when once again an Austrian can decide when an Austrian may conduct music in his own country . |
| 15 | Now ladies and gentlemen if you have any questions we 'll be happy to answer them for you Can you just wait for the microphone because the guys at the back ca n't hear the question |
| 16 | If you break down on a motorway , do not leave your car , just wait for the motorway patrols to find you . |
| 17 | ‘ Oh , I ca n't do the noises , ’ said Tommy , ‘ but just wait for the smell ! ’ |
| 18 | Yeah I know it 's easier no you must feel really gutted , I mean I would I know , because as you said , you going out for ten months yeah exactly , yeah , exactly I mean come on you really liked him fancied him loved him oh wow , I said love , love love , I do n't know love hey man yeah yeah it 's probably , you know like when you dumped him for Danny it 's just probably like that yeah exactly exactly , so do n't worry oh come on he ca n't give up ten months for nothing I know it has to end someday , but it does n't I mean it 's like everyone thinks like that , it really annoys me , everybody , right who 's about our age yeah , they just go out with someone knowing that one day it 's gon na end , they 're just waiting for the day , and that you know , you should go out with someone with the intentions of being with them forever I know that sounds pathetic , but it 's true , yeah I know , yeah exactly yeah , yeah I know , why do you think I said it ? |
| 19 | Just waiting for the draught to come over . |
| 20 | He could be seen most mornings at the door of his shop in Wimbledon Village , arms crossed , mouth twisted in a superior sneer , just waiting for the chance to decode the small print on the front of buses . |
| 21 | Hindley and his son Hareton seemed like lost sheep to me , and I knew there was a wicked wolf just waiting for the chance to attack them . |
| 22 | ‘ We understand he 's still in Moscow , and he 's just waiting for the work permit to come through before signing for us . ’ |
| 23 | The company is now just waiting for the world to beat a well-worn path to its door . |
| 24 | Thousands upon thousands of stately 100 ft pines just waiting for the mis-hit golf ball . |
| 25 | I walk quietly over the patio , onto the grass and towards the house , just waiting for the blaze of light from the security lamps . |
| 26 | Mm oh I 'm pleased about that , I 'm just waiting for the wedding bells , I said to Robert I said if they ca n't get any one to witness it , I said we 'll be there , , he said , well you I said what do you mean ? |
| 27 | Just waiting for the end . |
| 28 | I 'm just waiting for the coffee , you sort out what you 're doing . |
| 29 | All around the fringe of the urban area there are pockets of land in the ownership of private builders just waiting for the signal to turn from red to amber . |
| 30 | So I just waited for the contact , and hoped that my voice would sound calm and easy as I told Famlio my lies . |