Example sentences of "he wait for the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 When he first came into the Hampshire team , Greenidge 's natural inclination was to attack every ball , and it was Richards more than anyone who taught him restraint , taught him to wait for the bad ball .
2 With this in position he waits for the right moment to switch through the distance shot film of the city , coupled with the live action inlay of the characters .
3 Yet he can still play for his former club while he waits for the clearing period to expire .
4 He waited for the other woman to finish what she was saying , and then smiled shyly at Loretta .
5 He waited for the first time Phillis was out , and scored the record .
6 He waited for the right moment , walked calmly across the road , knelt down , put his neck across the railway line and waited for a loaded van to sever his head .
7 His lips clamped together and he raised one corner of his thin mouth in a spiteful leer , his large bald head nodding deliberately to and fro while he waited for the younger man 's response .
8 He waited for the inevitable question .
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