Example sentences of "wait and [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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1 | wait and wait and then they get fed up do n't they ? |
2 | Because we must remember that Iraq has already had an eight years war and they 're used to a war , they used to withstanding a war and it was the only reason that Britain survived in the last world war because it could withstand attack , and wait and wait until they were ready to counter attack . |
3 | Yes , yes , well I am too , and that we shall pay the penalty later on if we do n't get with us and I feel that erm , as difficult as the budget is , as tight as it is with reduction etcetera , I feel that we should make a positive funding for prevention or something , or er , because I think unless we do start somewhere , and quickly , we are going to pay the penalty at the end of the and so we 've got to make a date , you 've got to make a year , and if you wait and say and well we have n't got it now , well next year we shall say we have n't got it now , and the next year we 'll say we have n't got it now . |
4 | Well we 've heard what Edward has had to say and the local communities I 'm certain draw great comfort from that and we wait and see whether Brussels will exercise its powers , quite legitimately in my view , and and call this in . |
5 | We can either do nothing erm and just wait and see whether he com comes back to you and says I want access contact to er to Ricky , erm in which case we can then do something about it . |
6 | ‘ I therefore suggest we wait and see as to that . ’ |
7 | To illustrate that point , let me remind the right hon. Gentleman of what his right hon. Friend the Chancellor said : ’ wait and see if this convergence happens . ’ |
8 | I think on balance I mi I my advice is that we do nothing , just wait and see if whether he contacts you at all . |
9 | So wait and see if it 's any good , I do n't know . |