Example sentences of "wait for some [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were repeatedly told he was too busy , and when finally , at the eleventh hour , they were granted a meeting , some sort of communication problem caused Mrs Sue Amphlett and her associate to be sent from one building to another and then to wait for some time in the wrong one , until they had to leave to finish the report in time for the news conference they had called . |
| 2 | She had to wait for some time before the door was opened , and she hoped very much that it would be opened by Clelia , but it was not ; it was opened by a thin , brown , balding , youngish looking man . |
| 3 | Electrical stimulation could produce dramatic effects , but the proper study of electro-physiology had to wait for some time until it was possible to record small electrical potentials . |
| 4 | Well I think I 'll wait for some cheese |
| 5 | If they are still experiencing the benefits of the last centesimal medicine then as usual you would wait for some indication before repeating or changing remedies at which point the LM can be prescribed . |
| 6 | But important matters had to wait on his attention ; and , if he chose to withhold it , might wait for some time . |
| 7 | She senses he is waiting for some sign from her . |
| 8 | But to Perdita they appeared curiously passive , sitting and waiting for some man to make them unhappy . |
| 9 | An uncomfortable pause while he sat forward on the sofa holding his coffee cup in both hands and gazing into it as if he was waiting for some kind of chemical reaction . |
| 10 | In puzzlement she stood there , waiting for some sequel , but nothing happened . |
| 11 | I 'd been waiting for some opportunity to show off , to draw attention to myself . |
| 12 | Her nose was pressed permanently against the window of the boat in an effort to see every beautiful palace with its sleek black gondolas bobbing against the striped poles at the end of jetties , waiting for some prince or wealthy politician to step into . |
| 13 | He did not speak in the room , allowing his clothes to fall on to the floor in the darkness , waiting for some stir or sign from Rose , but the only sound in the room was the brushing of his own clothes falling in the darkness . |
| 14 | She must have been waiting for some time . |
| 15 | He looked as if he had been waiting for some time . |
| 16 | I have been waiting for some time for hon. Members to refer to my apparel and I am duly flattered . |
| 17 | He lay frozen , waiting for some reaction , but there was nothing . |
| 18 | He seemed to be watching her like a hawk , waiting for some reaction . |
| 19 | Sometimes I watched a den for hours , waiting for some action , only to see the mink return with a freshly caught eel , having made an invisible exit earlier . |
| 20 | The dancers paused , evidently waiting for some acknowledgement or reciprocal gesture , but there was none . |
| 21 | Maria was paralysed , waiting for some sort of explosion , or for Luke to deny that he was involved with someone like her — the truth , now . |
| 22 | They 're the times when when actually look at which ones we 'd use remember the strengths in these some of the biggest yes you can go into greater detail you can see the reaction face to face you 'll get feedback straight away verbal as well as non-verbal er you know immediately what the answer is if there 's if you 're waiting for some sort of reply to it , you 'll have more effect because it 's face to face erm , cheap on material but it 's expensive on time you do n't have a formal written record and it can be very time consuming . |
| 23 | Just waiting for some tax forms . |
| 24 | Waited for some kind of sign , a handclasp , a chaste kiss on the cheek , some sign that Lucy knew the meaning of this time and space . |
| 25 | Gilbert waited for some response from Rohmer . |
| 26 | He waited for some sign of agreement from her but none came and he went on , ‘ It was something I found out . ’ |
| 27 | Swayne waited for some comment on his revelations , a word of commendation , even thanks , but when Wycliffe spoke it was on a quite different subject . |
| 28 | He said : ‘ Mr Millman waited for some time but she failed to arrive and he stupidly decided to drive home himself . ’ |
| 29 | We have waited for some time for any scheme , let alone one that would justify being called better than the proposals of 1979 . |
| 30 | 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 . |