Example sentences of "[adj] wait for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( The main reasons for taking this approach is that for dynamic handwriting recognition it is necessary to select the correct information shortly after the word was written — it may not be possible to wait for the user to finish a sentence or clause . ) |
| 2 | Since most university students work from books to hand and find it impracticable to wait for inter-library loan requests — and you can not browse an inter-library loan book before it arrives , any more than you can browse the contents of books in the memory of an ‘ on-line ’ catalogue and not on a shelf in front of you — the result is a major diminution of standards . |
| 3 | In other words , Mrs Thatcher is prepared to wait for opportunities . |
| 4 | ‘ No , I am not prepared to wait for the trial . |
| 5 | In those places where there is a delay in substantiation , faith is prepared to wait for a long time at the bar of history . |
| 6 | Consumers are prepared to wait for sales and even go for cheaper versions of what they would buy in better times , says a survey published yesterday . |
| 7 | And Capriati admitted she is not prepared to wait for ever to achieve her ambition to be world No 1 . |
| 8 | However , Ferguson , despite some disappointment at Hughes ' goal ratio — he struck only 14 times in 52 appearances last season — is prepared to wait for the Welshman 's response . |
| 9 | He had no idea how long he would have to wait to marry her , but he was prepared to wait for the rest of his life . |
| 10 | " Just say that you are writing to confirm that you want a detailed report because the matter is of such importance to so many people , and are prepared to wait for it . |
| 11 | Perhaps I am prepared to wait for a miracle . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Current levels of unemployment are relatively unimportant , hopefully some time down the line they will expect to get er as a relatively well paid job erm because agricultural incomes are so very low , you know , and urban incomes are relatively , relatively high , they may be prepared to wait for you know five or six years in the urban area , making what could be sort of a subsistence wage , simply because that 's all that they 're gon na be on anyway if they stay in the rural area , so if there is a higher probability of them getting a well paid job merely by being in the urban area making these contacts then they might as well move to the , to the urban area in the hope of some time in the future obtaining that er er an urban job . |
| 14 | Even if Madeleine were able to convince Aubrey that she loved him and was willing to wait for him , had he the moral right to ask her to do so ? |
| 15 | No one was content to wait for insurance . |
| 16 | Boswell raised the topic of emigration : Johnson distinguished between its value to ‘ a man of mere animal life ’ and ‘ a man of any intellectual enjoyment ’ : the former content to wait for the earth to produce , the latter unlikely to wish barbarism upon himself and his descendants . |
| 17 | They were anxious to get a definite indication from the player regarding his future , but are now content to wait for Connolly 's decision . |
| 18 | They have been established in recognition of the fact that it is pointless to wait for public sympathy and a change of political will to improve the level of basic old age pensions , and the quality of life for older people generally . |
| 19 | And , at the end of this act we are shown how his ambition has led to another theme , that of appearance and reality , where Macbeth is told by his wife to conceal his thoughts and appear to his guests to be the perfect host whereas he is really supposed to wait for the time to kill the king . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | It is not uncommon to wait for 5 hours for the result to be obtained . |
| 22 | For this reason , instead of joining in the stampede for the latest and newest , I suggest it would be more prudent to wait for a year or two to see if the strawberry blonde holds her place as a glamour queen , or in reality is a blowzy old dame hobbling into the has-beens in the back row of the chorus , where she will find plenty to keep her company . |
| 23 | We should discuss timing the leaflet : on the one hand , it would be good to wait for consultation on course content , but there is also some urgency . |
| 24 | I did n't have long to wait for my first recovery , because the next day a kid arrived at the house carrying the ghastly yellow-coated corpse of a starling . |
| 25 | He did not have long to wait for his answer . |
| 26 | She did n't have long to wait for illumination as he moved swiftly to front her , grabbing her roughly by the shoulders , holding her firmly as if he suspected she was about to take flight . |
| 27 | He will not have long to wait for another diet of his own words . |
| 28 | I reckon he 'll probably come good in time , but we ca n't afford to leave it too long to wait for both him and Deano to start coming up with the goods . |
| 29 | The visitors did n't have long to wait for the opening goal . |
| 30 | May be well wait for the you know wait for the er |