Example sentences of "[modal v] wait [prep] [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 He made a sour kind of joke out of it , that they must wait until their wedding night .
2 I 'll wait for your pocket money
3 I 'll wait for me gold card to come through and then I can go somewhere hot .
4 I 'll wait in your office . ’
5 ‘ I 'll wait in your workshop , ’ said Daalny .
6 She could wait for her vengeance .
7 And then they were over the bar into a small , natural harbour and the deck steadied beneath her feet as Penry piloted the boat skilfully into a mooring where the Angharad would wait for their return .
8 I knew that the Vadinamian Intelloid who was the entry controller would guide Posi to orbital position where we would wait for our turn to land — for only one ship at a time can make the approach to Vadinimia 's unusual port .
9 That we would wait for our mother to come home from work with ‘ Lucky Packets ’ full of sherbet , that most of our childhood had been outdoors and here we were inside , with our dad home again , our dad who we had n't seen for four years , here we were having crossed the equator with nine suitcases , where flying fish leapt from the sea , to be in this place .
10 In the open market of credit trading there were , of course , all kinds of permutations and combinations , the main variable factor being how long the lender would wait for his loan to be repaid .
11 Then we will wait for their reply . ’
12 I can wait for her approval .
13 It 's all right my hubby can wait for his lunch I are n't bothered .
14 No , thank you ; I can wait for my dinner . ’
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