Example sentences of "wait in the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Chen looked past Axel momentarily , lifting his chin , indicating to Wang Ti that she should wait in the other room , then he looked back at Axel , his face creased with concern , his voice suddenly softer , more sympathetic . |
| 2 | Shepherds and their kind did n't normally wait in the main hall of High Brook . |
| 3 | ‘ Well , I suppose you can wait in the IC reception area , ’ she said doubtfully . |
| 4 | ‘ Mind telling me , sir , why you did n't just wait in the twenty-minute car-park ? |
| 5 | ‘ Let's drink some coffee and wait in the time-honoured fashion . ’ |
| 6 | Wait in the weltering heat |
| 7 | She was waiting in the outside lane of a busy road in St Helens to turn right when the accident happened . |
| 8 | Erlich thought that the last week , waiting in the Legal Attaché 's section , had been the slowest in his eight years with the Bureau . |
| 9 | The money will be waiting in the usual safety deposit . |
| 10 | James was waiting in the parked car . |
| 11 | Francoise Jacquier , waiting in the Caribbean port of Limon for the start of the race , seemed more worried about the effects it would have on her . |
| 12 | Rachel is waiting in the small hotel . |
| 13 | And here Sylvie was , waiting in the cool hush of the Palazzo . |
| 14 | Then spring again , and with the greening of the land the creature gave birth to birds before waiting in the deepest thicket for the call of the Men who were hunting and gathering from the forest . |
| 15 | He could only imagine the impatience of the thousands waiting in the late summer sun outside . |
| 16 | He saw me standing there waiting in the warm light from the cafe and hesitated a second , then walked on a few paces , then stopped and looked back . |
| 17 | Fortunately , or unfortunately , that is easy work now : the iron horse speeds you along , you steam under the shades of Knockfarrel , which has on its summit a very fine vitrified fort ; past Strathpeffer Wells , Castle Leod , Lochs Garve and Luichart , through Strath Bran , till you reach Auchnasheen , where you change steam for horse-power , and get a little exercise in patience , waiting in the drizzling rain till the horses are rested , re-yoked , and ready for starting . |
| 18 | Outside in the street , still waiting in the cold wind were the friends , neighbours and complete strangers who had come to show their support for the families . |
| 19 | Waiting in the third round could be fourth seed Boris Becker , who has had a torrid time in the build-up to the French Championships but who has a good chance to find his feet with a first round match against 579th-ranked French wild card Nicolas Escude . |
| 20 | Waiting in the Methodist Hall to rehearse the roles of CS Lewis and the woman he spent three blissful years with before her death , Joy Davidman , were Nigel Hawthorne and Jane Lapotaire , another pair of stars not usually to be found out west . |
| 21 | A few supermarkets and food shops were open , most with long queues of customers waiting in the intense heat , hoping to stock up on food and other necessities in case the paralysis of the city 's life continues . |
| 22 | If , while waiting in the rush-hour queue at Sloane Square tube station , you chance to look up , you will see a large iron pipe . |
| 23 | To his surprise she was waiting in the large hall , wearing a mink-lined raincoat open at the front . |
| 24 | I stood waiting in the pre-dawn dark watching house lights go on . |
| 25 | Keith waits in the back room of the Brickie 's Arms , eyeing his opponent . |
| 26 | She and Oliver ran through the downpour to Cobalt 's car and then had to wait in the inadequate shelter of the wall until he arrived . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | Müller arrived ahead of him by twenty minutes and waited in the private room at the back . |
| 29 | We all filed out of the church , leaving Queen Margaret with her shadows whilst we waited in the warm autumn sunshine . |
| 30 | Another reason for the prominence of And waited in the above example is that it repeats verbatim information that has already been established in the previous sentence . |