Example sentences of "[adv] wait for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Would you rather wait for the other ladies ? ’ he ventured , obviously torn between his duty and the thought of her sitting alone in such rowdy company for several minutes . |
| 2 | China could only wait for a more favourable opportunity to recover her rights . |
| 3 | " I think that 's something we can only wait for . |
| 4 | We , as hobbyists , can only wait for science to throw some further light on the confusion ; but we should , I think , be extra careful to make sure we do n't mix the different types when selecting breeding stock . |
| 5 | As Cati left , she continued , to Sabina , who was sprinkling flour into a basin and whirling it into a dough with her fist , ‘ But you can only wait for the storming to pass … . ’ |
| 6 | She 's worried any of them could be killed … and for now she can only wait for the missing cat to return |
| 7 | ‘ I should perhaps wait for some more romantic hour . ’ |
| 8 | It occurred to me that I should perhaps wait for my daughter Sophie outside her school , to make sure she understood that I had not abandoned her , had merely left Lou for a man who loved me and would make me happy ; that things would presently calm down , and as soon as Hugo and I had sorted things out a little and established our new home she could join us . |
| 9 | He felt tempted to continue through the village to visit the young Prince at Woodstock Palace but , considering what he had just learnt , thought he had better wait for a while . |
| 10 | So I 'm ready , and content , and I 'll just wait for him . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Let's just wait for a while , eh ? |
| 12 | The speed is almost enough to lever a Windows user out of his comfortable environment and back into DOS ( but some of us will just wait for the Windows version ! ) . |
| 13 | Now ladies and gentlemen if you have any questions we 'll be happy to answer them for you Can you just wait for the microphone because the guys at the back ca n't hear the question |
| 14 | Afterwards , when told he had best wait for his bodyguard , Caledor replied that he could expect no better bodyguards than these hunters , and asked them to accompany him on his quest to the shrine . |
| 15 | With rare exceptions therefore ( the selection of fiction may be one ) librarians will not normally wait for reviews before selecting books . |
| 16 | We can no longer wait for recovery to bail us out … 1993 looks no better than 1992 , so we must restructure our cost base to fit the present size of our business |
| 17 | Mr Ashwell commented : ‘ We can no longer wait for recovery to bail us out . |
| 18 | They have moved for him because they can no longer wait for Gascoigne who will not play again this year . |
| 19 | Can not wait for the end . |
| 20 | The latter need not wait for a change of heart on the part of the Prime Minister , or the election of a new government , before translating guilt about the condition of those less fortunate than themselves into action . |
| 21 | How the wind affects the ocean and modifies the heat exchanged with the atmosphere is not well understood , but is of paramount importance to weather forecasters who can not wait for ERS-1 to begin operations . |
| 22 | Taking up the points made in recent days by Mr Tony Blair , Labour 's employment spokesman , and the TUC , Mr Fowler said the dismantling of the closed shop need not wait for the passage of the bill . |
| 23 | If they are to throw themselves fully into battle by land and sea , they can not wait for ever . |
| 24 | You could not wait for him to pass by . |
| 25 | Now what the Capitulary of Thionville actually says is : ‘ When famine or plague occurs , men should not wait for our edict but should straightway pray to God for his mercy ; as to scarcity of food in this present year , let each man help his own people as best he can , and not sell his corn at too high a price . ’ |
| 26 | Do not wait for political discussions . |
| 27 | He would not wait for Yakovlev . |
| 28 | Most of them do all they can for the elderly with their limited resources , but if your parent is badly in need of a telephone and there is no way of your managing to install it for her , you should bring every possible pressure to bear to produce some speedy action on his or her behalf ; for sudden illness , and the need for medical attention , does not wait for lengthy negotiations and committee work to rumble on indefinitely before it puts in an appearance.With very few exceptions , blaming individual social workers for delay in providing any particular service is usually an unfair and useless exercise , for they are only part of a large organisation and if things go wrong an approach to the local Director of Social Services is the best course of action . |
| 29 | • Do not wait for secondary symptoms as tissue damage will have already occurred . |
| 30 | She could hardly believe it , and she could not wait for her next consultation to see what was going to happen next . |