Example sentences of "wait for the kettle " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm having a shower before breakfast , ’ Steve called out to her , and with a sigh of relief Ruth sank to a kitchen chair to wait for the kettle to boil . |
| 2 | The first thing you have to do is take the kettle to the tap and turn the tap on , and then take the kettle back from where you got it and plug it into the plug and , wait for the kettle to boil . |
| 3 | While you 're waiting for the kettle to boil erm , get a cup from the cupboard and a tea bag from the tea jar , put tea bag in the the cup and then wait for the kettle to boil and o , once the kettle has boiled you put your hot water into the cup and le , and let the tea brew for a little while And then , after you let it brew you can either add milk to it or , do not add milk to it . |
| 4 | THE average British employee wastes a week and a half of work time a year waiting for the kettle to boil for tea , a report claimed yesterday . |
| 5 | She was wandering about the room , pulling the covers up on the bed and tidying up half-heartedly , waiting for the kettle on the gas-ring to boil . |
| 6 | Waiting for the kettle to boil , she thought about the other night , and the more she thought about it , the more obvious it became that Donna had got it wrong . |
| 7 | As he stood waiting for the kettle to boil , he reflected that he had nothing so good and lavish as he had observed through the open door of Mrs Farmer 's kitchen . |
| 8 | While waiting for the kettle to boil , she stood at the window watching the rain . |
| 9 | Waiting for the kettle to boil he grabs a pencil and begins to scribble on the back of an old envelop … |
| 10 | They were waiting for the kettle to boil when the telephone rang again and Helen picked it up . |
| 11 | While you 're waiting for the kettle to boil get a cup from the cupboard and put one so , erm teaspoonful of coffee in it and then put two spoonful of sugar . |
| 12 | While you 're waiting for the kettle to boil erm , get a cup from the cupboard and a tea bag from the tea jar , put tea bag in the the cup and then wait for the kettle to boil and o , once the kettle has boiled you put your hot water into the cup and le , and let the tea brew for a little while And then , after you let it brew you can either add milk to it or , do not add milk to it . |
| 13 | Edward , leaden with gloom , waited for the kettle to boil ; as he did so he watched the steady progress of a wood-louse across the wall behind the sink . |