Example sentences of "[pers pn] wait a " in BNC.
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| 1 | As they carried Robbie into the yard she glanced towards the staircase door and wondered if she should ask them to wait a moment until she went and got a coat and hat . |
| 2 | ‘ He told them to wait a minute and shoot us down , ’ Anna May whispered into my ear , ‘ like dogs . ’ |
| 3 | It is my experience that whenever I try to combine shooting and ferreting I wait a long time for the chance of a shot , then there is something else to be done . |
| 4 | I wait a minute ; no traffic passes , so I guess I have n't been seen . |
| 5 | write , it 's now I have to ache , I , I wait a few minutes and then I , go on again when me hands had a rest |
| 6 | ‘ Well , I waited a couple of days . |
| 7 | I waited a moment , letting him think the line was dead . |
| 8 | I waited a moment while Lord Darlington returned his attention to Who 's Who . |
| 9 | I said ‘ No , ’ but I waited a little longer than the usual month before leaving to soften the blow for both of us . |
| 10 | Closing my eyes , thinking that it might be either the sun or the Pernod , I waited a few seconds and chanced another look . |
| 11 | I waited a thousand years for my introduction , then the curtains opened and I found myself centre-stage . |
| 12 | ‘ At the same time , there was one other bit of me that was very practical that realized that the only money to be made if you were to stay in England — and I never thought of going anywhere else — was to get into commercials , and I waited a long time until a script came along that I thought was genuinely funny . |
| 13 | I waited a little and after weighing it in my mind continued , ‘ They think if they 're not shot at once , then they will be when they 're no longer useful . |
| 14 | I waited a while , hidden in the shadows , watching the convent settle for the night . |
| 15 | I waited a minute or so then got up , leaving my almost clean plate , and went through the house to the lounge , where I could see the path leading away through the dunes towards the bridge . |
| 16 | Stella kept them waiting a long time , and when she did appear she sprinted off down the street ahead of them . |
| 17 | Could you wait a few weeks until I 'm sure ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Should n't you wait a little longer ? ’ |
| 19 | Ca n't you wait a little longer ? ’ |
| 20 | Why do n't you wait a few hours and see if he gets what you need from Blagg ? ’ |
| 21 | However , I would suggest you wait a little while before making your final decision . |
| 22 | Now , about this building you wait a minute , where 's Dubois ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Now just you wait a minute , mister ! ’ |
| 24 | So I think caution is erm very important in buying a computer , and if you wait a couple of months erm you wo n't have done any harm , because something newer and more beautiful is always on the way . |
| 25 | Legally , I could keep you waiting a hundred years for the money . ’ |
| 26 | I 'd hate to have kept you waiting a whole twenty minutes for nothing . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Mistress Hussey , ’ said the prince as she entered , ‘ we beg your forgiveness for keeping you waiting a little beyond the time we appointed . |
| 28 | ‘ Oh , ’ she waited a second . |
| 29 | She waited a few seconds for any sounds that might tell her that her mother was in there but out of her range of sight . |
| 30 | She waited a few moments then turned into East 48th Street , still pretending to look in the shop windows as she walked . |