Example sentences of "wait for a [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Of course , it can be argued that the theoretical presumption of innocence in the West is frequently negated by the pressure , particularly in the lower courts , to ‘ plea bargain' , that is agree to plead guilty to a relatively minor charge and receive a relatively light sentence , rather than plead not guilty , endure a long wait for a trial ( possibly in custody ) and , if found guilty , receive a heavier sentence , although there always remains the chance of acquittal . |
2 | Yesterday West Yorkshire officers advised women to stay in their cars and wait for a patrol if they break down . |
3 | He said she was to go to Ludgate Circus , stand on the south corner of Fleet Street at 6.30 p.m. and wait for a cab to pull in and pick her up . |
4 | When the game starts , wait for a couple of minutes , then make your way to Dr Dingle 's room — he 's the first person to croak it . |
5 | A long wait for a patient with bladder outflow obstruction for a specialist opinion is both undesirable and unacceptable . |
6 | ‘ Things are starting to get much easier for the business person , although there 's still a big difference between setting up in Budapest , or Warsaw , or Prague , compared with somewhere in the country , where you may still have a long wait for a telephone connection . ’ |
7 | of your block of flats and wait for a sign . |
8 | They 've given her something and she , she had to put this stuff on her hair , had to take a trip to the hairdresser and he said to the hairdresser comb my hair first and then put this stuff on and wait for a fortnight and it did come a little lighter , but it was n't much |
9 | It might seem a smaller risk to stick to stores and wait for a retailing boom to return . |
10 | Wait for a year . ’ |
11 | Wait for a moon less summer night , or a night with a mere sliver of a new moon , and listen . |
12 | ‘ Wait for a minute . ’ |
13 | The resulting larvae sit on the sand or climb up any grass present and wait for a mammal to pass by . |
14 | The old lady would have walked back to her villa , but Miguel stopped her by closing the door , and insisting that she wait for a golf cart . |
15 | A variation is for everybody to hunt an imaginary prey : " Wait for a space to become empty , move into it quickly , wait , stalk the space … " |
16 | As Villa wait for a fitness check on £1.1 million Republic of Ireland defender Steve Staunton , Atkinson warned : ‘ No one relishes playing Wimbledon . |
17 | Deardrie , should I give her a rocket , or just wait for a postcard ? |
18 | The rest of the journey , not least an eight hour wait for a connection in Los Angeles , was not , I have to admit , so memorable or pleasing . |
19 | Even at windswept Thornaby where facilities can best be described as minimal , I checked the charter during my 15 minute wait for a connection . |
20 | The average wait for a routine appointment at our department 's outpatient clinic was eight months , with a further wait of two years for a prostatectomy . |
21 | If there has really been no response , wait for a time depending on the vigour and severity of the illness ( see para. 2 ) . |
22 | ‘ Wait for a time ! ’ |
23 | Well we 'll go on the corporation , wait for a corporation you would n't wait for a corporation , I said wait , wait for the big bus . |
24 | When I meet people , I wait for a pulse from their inner being , which tells me things like how much fear , how much hate , how much peace , how much forgiveness . |
25 | A few things while we wait for a report of some description ( hint hint ; - ) |
26 | If you , if you wait for a report from a salesman , you can wait for a very long time , the only piece of paper he really likes filling in is called an expense sheet . |
27 | It 's not much protection from wind at this slower speed , but you can unnerve the man in front of you , wait for a moment of weakness and spring past . |
28 | Pluck a London-based journalist out of the office ; put him or her on a train with a party heavyweight ; and wait for a slice of prime grassroots ham to arrive . |