Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] wait for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean waiting for me ? ’ |
| 2 | I decided to wait for a review — you know what Microsoft 's other support lines are like . |
| 3 | Well , I keep waiting for one of these free offers to come in the newspaper . |
| 4 | I kept waiting for him to turn his head , so it , get , one properly . |
| 5 | ‘ If I did wait for Garry to come back into the fold , what would you be doing ? ’ |
| 6 | Can I afford to wait for a young child to discover such procedures ? |
| 7 | I had to wait for another performance to see . ’ |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | At the same time , while ensuring the blue of sky in front of the camera , I had to wait for the sun to fall on the scene from behind me , otherwise the sparkle of beach and palms would have been lost . |
| 10 | At the flat there were drinks parties and little dinners every week , which irritated me , as I had to wait for everyone to finish filling the air with their thoughts on the latest novel before I could go to bed on the sofa . |
| 11 | My family and I had to wait for three weeks in Bombay before getting a boat for England , but during that time I was able to do some useful PR work with newspapers and radio . |
| 12 | To prepare this article I had to wait for an event on a day when the visibility was gin-clear to get good photographs from my open cockpit Jodel D9 , using a telephoto lens at various focal lengths to obtain the required framing . |
| 13 | ‘ I had to wait for the right moment to tell Nicola . |
| 14 | Well I had to , I had to wait for about eight months or was it s six months to get one of my lights fixed but for er other things they were quite quick actually . |
| 15 | I had to wait for what seemed like hours . |
| 16 | ‘ Sorry to be so long — I had to wait for Tom to finish a phone call . ’ |
| 17 | I had to wait for about ten minutes . |
| 18 | Needing the number of a firm in Guildford ( Candy Domestic Equipment ) I had waited for five minutes for the inquiry people to answer , been cut short when I attempted to give the address and then handed out two minutes of silence . |
| 19 | The director of studies , an obnoxious little shit who knew exactly where we both stood , received me in audience after I had waited for three-quarters of an hour . |
| 20 | All through tea I had waited for some indication on his part that he knew I had seen the girl — as he must have known , for it was obvious that the nocturnal concert had been given to announce her presence . |
| 21 | ‘ Ye do n't know how long I 've waited for this . ’ |
| 22 | He said : ‘ Do you really think that I 've waited for days and days for you to come back here , just to play bloody party games ? |
| 23 | Every time we go I have to wait for ages in the cold hospital wearing a scratchy towelling robe the colour of sick and drinking black coffee . |
| 24 | 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' . |
| 25 | The answer I tend to get off a lot of places is that I have to wait for twelve years |
| 26 | So I have to wait for him , come on . |
| 27 | if I have to wait for you I 'll wait forever cos your eggs are not done |
| 28 | NOW IS THE MOMENT I HAVE WAITED FOR ! |
| 29 | Hussein tells Julia , ‘ I have waited for my boat five weeks . |
| 30 | During the twelve years that I 've been head teacher at this school I have waited for promised improvements at the crossroads , and in particular the Lane junction . |