Example sentences of "wait for a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs Freda Bastianelli , the mother of four-month-old twin boys , who has a house on the shoreline , complained that another year was a long time to wait for a possible cure . |
| 2 | In those places where there is a delay in substantiation , faith is prepared to wait for a long time at the bar of history . |
| 3 | I remarked to my friend , ‘ You 'd have to wait for a long time to get a train from here , ’ he smiled and we both set off for the youth hostel down the road . |
| 4 | Last Friday the civil servant in charge of government policy on radioactive waste management reiterated Whitehall 's position that a solution to the disposal issue would have to wait for a future generation . |
| 5 | Will he beef up the public consultation procedures which his Department are currently casting aside like autumn leaves shrivelling on the ground , or do we have to wait for a Labour Government in the full flush of a green spring and summer to bring sense back into our planning system ? |
| 6 | Will we have to wait for a Labour Government before positive action is taken ? |
| 7 | In these cases I either have to wait for a passing walker and ask for assistance , try to reverse my direction or take the plunge and risk damage to chair and body . |
| 8 | Can I afford to wait for a young child to discover such procedures ? |
| 9 | Just nine first and you dial straight through , you do n't have to wait for a secondary dialling tone do you ? |
| 10 | I have to wait for a white actor to turn down a role because the stuff that they 're supposedly writing ‘ black ’ ai n't happenin' . |
| 11 | However , he went on to say that the acceptance of the existence of Communist China did not mean that Taiwan had abandoned its " one-China policy " and that the country was prepared to wait for a positive response to its proposals for unification on the basis of liberal democratic policies . |
| 12 | The Irish are patient enough to wait for a lucky break . |
| 13 | I had to wait for a considerable time for the expanse of blue sky above my chosen scene ( figure XX ) to be substantial enough for photography . |
| 14 | You can use this function to wait for a specified time for a key to be pressed . |
| 15 | The lifetime of the proton in a nucleus is predicted to be greater than 1025 years , so it is not feasible to wait for a sufficient number of transmuted atoms to accumulate . |
| 16 | His constitution was now in place , his political position at home was very strong , but he was almost seventy years of age and could hardly afford to sit back and wait for a long-term transformation to solve Algeria 's problems . |
| 17 | The chute will be replaced but the swings must wait for a future allocation of money . |
| 18 | We can not wait for a Labour Government . |
| 19 | If you ca n't wait for a new model , the Black & Decker Woodworker is ideal for the beginner , or for those wanting a second router for lots of small repetitive tasks . |
| 20 | TransmissionRetryTimeout=45 : Time ( in seconds ) Windows will wait for a busy device ( such as a modem ) to reply . |
| 21 | Numbers on the train were greatly reduced at Georgemas where those going to Wick had to dismount and wait for a connecting Sprinter . |
| 22 | The price you see is the price you pay — even if you wait for a late booking ! |
| 23 | Wait for a suitable moment and say : " That is a very interesting point you have raised , Mr R. , which we might wish to take up at a later meeting , but I really do n't think it helps our problem at the moment . " |
| 24 | If your flow of ideas dries up , return to your central idea and wait for a new thought . |
| 25 | ‘ How long do people wait for a new outpatient appointment ? ’ |
| 26 | At junctions with a stop sign and a solid white line across your approach , you must stop at the line , wait for a safe gap in the traffic before you move . |
| 27 | Competitors face each other , wait for a light draw and fire . |
| 28 | They say that as the meeting was drawing to its conclusion , everyone was waiting for a certain person to utter a few graceful words by way of a thank-you to the summit host , Mr Mitterrand . |
| 29 | PENNSYLVANIA governor Robert Casey , 61 , who is waiting for a heart-and-liver transplant , is continuing his duties from his hospital room . |
| 30 | ‘ For many years we have been waiting for a mighty star to appear in the heavens and now it has . |