Example sentences of "and wait [prep] an [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 He would just have to play along for a while and wait for an opportunity .
2 PAMELA : [ alone ] After what has passed I must leave this house and go to the next town and wait for an opportunity to get home to my parents .
3 The consequences of a low initial limit was that a solicitor would either have to stop work at an early stage and wait for an extension to be authorised , which ‘ is time-consuming , causes delay and raises difficulties with clients , ’ or work on without an extension .
4 And so I , we have written to them and waiting for an answer .
5 What is impressive about this piece of route-giving is the way in which the speaker provides information in manageable chunks and waits for an acknowledgement after each bit .
6 I joined the local branch of the I.A.M. and waited for an observer .
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