Example sentences of "[verb] to wait [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Prince Charles had intended to wait for Cumberland to attack , but after his troops had endured this merciless fire for 20 minutes or more one commander warned Lord George Murray that his men ‘ were turned so impatient that they were like to break their ranks ’ and the pretender agreed to an immediate attack . |
| 2 | In fact he had fully intended to wait for a suitable moonlit warm right , but the trying events of the day had put him so out of sorts that he could stand the waiting no longer . |
| 3 | It sounded like a question , but he had never intended to wait for her answer . |
| 4 | Male and female responses to the static models could have differed because crested auklet males tend to wait for females to approach , then aggressively reject unwanted partners , whereas females are more active in seeking out and approaching males ( although both sexes show either type of behaviour ) . |
| 5 | At present even those authorities who support the concept of advocacy tend to wait to be approached by a local voluntary group before initiating a project . |
| 6 | Apart from anything else , we , we do n't just go to the theatre we have , we really tend to wait to be invited |
| 7 | Would the Minister like to clarify that now , or would he prefer to wait for his PPS ? |
| 8 | Similarly , people who at some time in the future will require foreign currency ( people such as importers , holiday makers , or those thinking of investing abroad or in foreign securities ) may prefer to wait before exchanging pounds into the relevant foreign currencies if they believe that the sterling price of these currencies is likely to fall ( the pound is likely to appreciate ) . |
| 9 | By the time that was over Constanza was in a fatalistic mood , she agreed to wait until the autumn . |
| 10 | The Security Council agreed to wait until March 10 before deciding action . |
| 11 | Aszal had all the documents required from a returning immigrant , but he was questioned for four hours and made to wait for four hours and then told he could go . |
| 12 | She was heavily pregnant but she was questioned and made to wait for the next twelve hours without food or water . |
| 13 | But with the confidence of youth she does not want to wait beyond Barcelona for her first Games medal . |
| 14 | I did n't want to wait for the baby to appear through the navel . |
| 15 | In fact , unreasonable behaviour is often used as a means of getting a quickie divorce where husband and wife both want one but do n't want to wait for the two-year separation period ; and because the age of chivalry is still not dead , men are often willing to let their wives petition for divorce when the fault is fifty-fifty , or even when the women are more to blame . |
| 16 | As I said , spring ninety four is gon na be the latest date for the site we want to start that phase as early as possible so that we can then get onto to the other phase as early as possible because we obviously do n't particularly want to wait until nineteen ninety five ninety six to , to finish the whole thing . |
| 17 | And most people were desperate to get stuff in them days , you know they did n't want to wait till the following week so they tried to get it paid as best they could |
| 18 | You 'll want to wait till the end of the month before I put mine in |
| 19 | Mr Goldberg said they could bring a libel action , but he planned to wait until the appeal verdict . |
| 20 | We do not need to wait for new efficient technology : as Stewart Boyle described in ‘ More work for less energy ’ ( New Scientist , 5 August 1989 ) , the technology exists to take the first step towards the targets we have set to save energy and fossil fuel , and to cut back on carbon dioxide emissions . |
| 21 | This also meant that they could get away earlier at night after the show , as they did n't need to wait for the curtain . |
| 22 | Moss says independent software vendors do n't need to wait for Unix suppliers to release integrated offerings to begin application development and porting work — if they develop to TME now , applications should move across to integrated operating systems ‘ almost intact , ’ he claims . |
| 23 | Moss says independent software vendors do n't need to wait for Unix suppliers to release integrated offerings to begin application development and conversion work — if they develop to TME now , applications should move across to integrated operating systems ‘ almost intact , ’ he claims . |
| 24 | We do not need to wait for the Reeve 's Tale for a fabliau in which the Miller can be identified with a target figure : the Miller 's Tale itself links its dramatic teller , the Miller , with John the carpenter as John repeats the Miller 's axiom found in the Miller 's Prologue : in his own homespun wisdom : — a valuing of ignorance which Nicholas is able to play upon ( 3558 ) . |
| 25 | Well , you do n't really need to wait until Hallowe'en to tell monster jokes — any old dark and stormy night will do . |
| 26 | The Czechoslovak Finance Minister , Vaclav Klaus , expressed impatience at the pace of progress envisaged by the communiqué , declaring that Czechoslovakia did " not want to wait for committees " and wished to " start the overhaul tomorrow " . |
| 27 | General Secretary , you may be ready to dive in now , but we but we want to wait till the time is right . |
| 28 | At a corner he stopped to wait for a break in the traffic . |
| 29 | By 1908 Wilson noted that the 1,000 or so Chinese seamen shipped at United Kingdom ports in 1905 had increased by 1907 to 5,000 and a deputation of 40 seamen was organised to wait upon Winston Churchill , then President of the Board of Trade . |
| 30 | Every time he has to wait for a question , he claims victory . |