Example sentences of "be wait for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And now we are to wait for the next ethnic war to intervene to salve our pitifully insensitive consciences and our failure to shape and conduct an effective policy : a neat one , no complications , allowing intervention with few , possibly no , losses . |
| 2 | A BSkyB spokesman said : ‘ We 're waiting for the various football bodies to sort the matter out . ’ |
| 3 | We 're waiting for the lost and founds . |
| 4 | And all the way through the film these things were happening and you 're waiting for the thrilling resolution . |
| 5 | They 're waiting for the little green men , he thought . |
| 6 | Gentlemen ushers in knee-length black tunics fuss about , directing last-minute guests to their seats , although most have been waiting for the best part of an hour , making stilted smalltalk to conceal their pride . |
| 7 | Nevertheless , the good news will bring some welcome relief to those homeowners who have been waiting for the best part of 1991 to sell their home . |
| 8 | The banks have been hostile to the plans from the beginning but had been waiting for the right moment to withdraw on commercial rather than political grounds . |
| 9 | Although the City has recommended for the past year that Quality go public , the company has been waiting for the right moment . |
| 10 | I believe she used to be so reluctant about marrying people because marriage is important to her , she 's only been waiting for the right one . ’ |
| 11 | He has been waiting for the right offer for some time after turning down an approach from Italian club Pisa several seasons ago . |
| 12 | ‘ Some of the Wimbledon Dharjees , ’ went on Maisie , ‘ have been waiting for the Twenty-fourth Imam . |
| 13 | He said : ‘ I have been waiting for the last three years for an opportunity like this and I see it as the right time in my career to take it . |
| 14 | He 's been waiting for the past half-hour . ’ |
| 15 | But if lean times demand a sensible approach , that does n't mean designers are waiting for the economic upturn and a more healthy fashion market . |
| 16 | I 'm waiting for the right moment . ’ |
| 17 | I 'm waiting for the hot water , mm |
| 18 | ‘ I 'm waiting for the National Guard so I can go home , ’ he jokes . |
| 19 | Er no sir , I 'm waiting for the next item . |
| 20 | His eyes are a little protuberant , and his lips are set in a faint smile , so that as he leans forward against the wheel , gazing straight ahead through the windscreen , he seems to be waiting for the green light with eagerness . |
| 21 | We were to wait for the oyster-fishing season in the Bay of Cancale without giving the boats notice and stop them as they sailed past Barfleur Head … |
| 22 | However I managed to find Mr Jaggers ' office , noticing that other people were waiting for the great man too . |
| 23 | ‘ You were waiting for the right person . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ At the time I wanted to weep or murder somebody , but now — ’ he shrugged pragmatic shoulders ‘ — all I can do is wait for the next time . ’ |
| 25 | His only choice at present was to wait for the right moment to play his hand . |
| 26 | And he was waiting for the final match in the other group between Stefan Edberg and Boris Becker to see if his No 1 ranking could be threatened . |
| 27 | I was waiting for the other half when Oliver fled . |
| 28 | I was waiting for the right moment to find out just how deeply your were involved with Elise . |
| 29 | Jay was waiting for the soul-inspired Adagio . |
| 30 | It may well be that the canny consumer , after benefiting from retailers ' losing their nerve and going into early reductions in 1991 , was waiting for the same to happen again . |