Example sentences of "could [not/n't] wait to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pat was bewildered , unable to understand why Eileen could not wait to be married from home , but by the next post Maureen and Anne received ecstatic letters from her and tried to reconcile their father to the idea of the wedding . |
| 2 | She could n't wait to be back under the lights again with all eyes on her . |
| 3 | I could n't wait to be fourteen and be free of the place . |
| 4 | I could n't wait to be issued with a uniform as I stood out in my civilian clothes , which were much nicer than anybody else 's . |
| 5 | ‘ Last time she could n't wait to be rid of us . |
| 6 | Meet the babies who could n't wait to be born |
| 7 | She would n't rush back — that might imply she could n't wait to be with him again — but on the other hand she did n't want to leave it too long ; there were plenty of women , Melissa included , she had noticed , who had had their limpet-like eyes firmly glued to his face . |
| 8 | He maddened me , yet I could n't wait to be with him . ’ |
| 9 | He dumped her unceremoniously — as though he could n't wait to be rid of his burden , she thought . |
| 10 | HAVE-A-GO hero Darren Dyer just could n't wait to be a fireman . |