Example sentences of "wait [prep] the last [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tomorrow was too far distanced for his mind to wait for the last piece of evidence — a mind so ceaselessly tossing , as it had been ever since Lewis — wonderful Lewis ! — had mentioned that seemingly irrelevant item in The Oxford Times . |
| 2 | No , I think it 's just that it just seems to be like this every year now Peter , that everybody tends to erm wait until the last minute . |
| 3 | Please do not wait until the last moment to inform us . |
| 4 | Please do not wait until the last moment to inform us . |
| 5 | Try the following two fillings ( they can both be prepared a day in advance and refrigerated ) , but wait until the last minute before filling the choux buns to prevent the pastry going soggy . |
| 6 | Just wait until the last day , when you come , you sit down on the fucking stool and each leg goes like that ! |
| 7 | I believe in taking action on fact and not fantasy , but I think it was Lord Zuckerman who was the scientific advisor to the government , who said that government has never taken preventive measures that would prove to be unjustified , and if you always wait to the last moment before being convinced to do anything , that 's often a moment too late . |
| 8 | Then she turned again and started to walk away , waiting for the last stone to strike her . |
| 9 | As we sat waiting for the last half-hour to grind away , the young Sheikh lifted the phone and telephoned his grandmother — his mother 's mother , not Sheikha Grandmother , who was still on her visit to her daughter . |
| 10 | As I write , he nods down at me from the wall beside my desk ; shining brass-reel in place , cast and flies still ready for action , waiting for the last trumpet to sound . |
| 11 | A notable feature of the campaign has been a large number of ‘ do n't knows ’ , with many people waiting until the last minute before deciding how to vote . |
| 12 | In all cases , you would be wise to avoid waiting until the last minute . |
| 13 | Hey , do n't worry , we 've got really good at waiting over the last couple of days . |
| 14 | You know I mean you er er it 's al I , I think the same would happen if you put a five note in inside it would get thrown out with the rubbish but erm the thing is that obviously some , some early day , if one can say in inverted commas early day publicity erm from the Northumberland side of things could a and I mean my view when , when Ros was telling me what happened at the last meeting erm was that was gon na be acting as an icebreaker as opposed waiting till the last minute somebody 's gon na and they think erm as it were , a and build up from , from that because there 's obviously gon na be one or two other things coming directly from national level . |
| 15 | As an added deterrent , this species usually waits until the last moment for the final clamping-down movement . |
| 16 | And then , instead of hiding until the passage was clear , fitzAlan had given her a shove and told her to wait in the last cubicle . |
| 17 | He said : ‘ The conditions were difficult for everyone and we took a good decision to wait until the last half-hour before doing our 12 laps . |
| 18 | Regeling , who had one nasty fall , had to wait until the last race for his first win . |
| 19 | He intends to wait until the last moment before making the vital decision on taxes . |
| 20 | To illustrate , we will reconsider the last example and assume that the individual did not close his position after five days but waited for the last trading day which was the following day . |
| 21 | Luke waited for the last call and was then at length guided , with much unreturned civility , into the plane 's nose . |