Example sentences of "[not/n't] wait for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I said I would be delighted to join them if I could wake up in time ( which I doubted ) , I said not to wait for me , and they promised they would n't . |
| 2 | It was here ; he had not to wait for it , and he was glad . |
| 3 | He held his hand out and this time he did not wait for her to respond , but grasped her hand firmly and began to lead her , with great skill and speed , over the rocks towards the cliff . |
| 4 | But he did not wait for her to finish . |
| 5 | In her heart , Tallis had known that Scathach would not wait for her , but it still came as a shock to find that he had betrayed his word to her . |
| 6 | You could not wait for him to pass by . |
| 7 | Do not wait for him to hand you the technique ; you know what the title of the sub-topic is . |
| 8 | But Betsy did not wait for him . |
| 9 | Izzie did not wait for him . |
| 10 | He does not wait for me to protest but slams the door behind him as he leaves , leaving a 20 bag on the coffee table in his haste . |
| 11 | It made sense to assume that Yuan and Zukov would throw themselves to the right of the line of fire , but he did not wait for them to act . |
| 12 | She could hardly believe it , and she could not wait for her next consultation to see what was going to happen next . |
| 13 | Mr Cubbage was like a cat on hot bricks , he was most distraught at Coleen 's decision to go to England , and he bombarded her with letters and flowers ; he could not wait for her return and for her to say the one word that would make her his wife . |
| 14 | And she can not wait for her wedding blessing in December next year — on her fourth anniversary . |
| 15 | She did not wait for his nod . |
| 16 | I did not wait for his return but telephoned him later in the evening . |
| 17 | Now what the Capitulary of Thionville actually says is : ‘ When famine or plague occurs , men should not wait for our edict but should straightway pray to God for his mercy ; as to scarcity of food in this present year , let each man help his own people as best he can , and not sell his corn at too high a price . ’ |
| 18 | Ironically , Mr Yeltsin 's studious absence from public view for the past few days forced the two parties to seek a solution and not wait for him to intervene . |
| 19 | And the point is that wherever you go you tend to keep your eye open and not wait for something to crop up ; you do tend to say ‘ 'Ello , ‘ ello , ‘ ello , What 's this ? |
| 20 | Willing to take responsibility for the church to grow , and not wait for it to happen . |
| 21 | Not waiting for her to answer , he went on . |
| 22 | Her biggest fear was that any hint that she might have formed an attachment for someone else would see her husband not waiting for her to agree to a divorce , but scandalising her parents by attempting to do the divorcing himself . |
| 23 | ‘ What … ? ’ she began , and just had to laugh when , not waiting for her to finish , Ven supplied her with his country 's name for the dish . |
| 24 | If he 's on his own , and not waiting for his friends to come in and help him , sooner or later he has to come and get you . |
| 25 | ‘ I 've had enough of you ! ’ she cried vehemently , not waiting for his response . |
| 26 | ‘ I 'm not waiting for you , ’ shouted Dyson when he was about fifty yards away . |
| 27 | Oh I 'm not waiting for you , come over here , no , no |
| 28 | I 'm always nice I 'm not waiting for you now . |
| 29 | It was a case of outlook was n't it , not waiting for someone to do something for you . |
| 30 | If your grandmother 's not waiting for us at a hotel , then where — ? ’ |