Example sentences of "wait to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | An uneasy feeling that we should wait to be asked back before we repeat an invitation , coupled with the rarity with which we have the energy to entertain , can reduce social intercourse to an annual gesture rather than a matter of maturing friendships . |
| 2 | Where , when just getting to one 's knees loomed as an unavoidable torture and to lie and wait to be rescued appeared to be merely common sense ? |
| 3 | But he does not wait to be asked about the Palestinians . |
| 4 | I would n't wait to be told . ’ |
| 5 | But he could not stay here and wait to be captured . |
| 6 | Speak first , do n't wait to be spoken to . |
| 7 | Err on the side of being helpful — volunteer help , do n't wait to be asked . |
| 8 | She could n't wait to be back under the lights again with all eyes on her . |
| 9 | ‘ But the visitors were impatient and did not wait to be invited . |
| 10 | I could n't wait to be fourteen and be free of the place . |
| 11 | I did n't wait to be told twice and I made myself scarce . |
| 12 | Or do n't girls wait to be asked these days ? ’ |
| 13 | Children can not wait to be a year older ( ‘ I am five and three-quarters ’ ) , adolescents dream of marriage and careers , and people experiencing pressures of midlife may look forward to retirement and grandparenthood . |
| 14 | Gazza can not wait to be one of them again . |
| 15 | Ryle says of ‘ the elusive concept of I ’ : ‘ Like the shadow of one 's own head , it will not wait to be jumped on . |
| 16 | I could n't wait to be issued with a uniform as I stood out in my civilian clothes , which were much nicer than anybody else 's . |
| 17 | WHY I CA N'T WAIT TO BE A DAD ! by SIMON MAYO |
| 18 | They did not wait to be caught , but took to their heels in a moment of wild confusion and went clattering away across the cobbles . |
| 19 | Rostov did not wait to be told that he could dismount . |
| 20 | ‘ The Yek do n't usually wait to be charged . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Last time she could n't wait to be rid of us . |
| 22 | The Marines did n't wait to be told twice , but simply began running for the door , firing as they went . |
| 23 | He did not even wait to be told the subject of the phone call . |
| 24 | Pat was bewildered , unable to understand why Eileen could not wait to be married from home , but by the next post Maureen and Anne received ecstatic letters from her and tried to reconcile their father to the idea of the wedding . |
| 25 | They do not wait to be hit . |
| 26 | Meet the babies who could n't wait to be born |
| 27 | At least she assumed that was who they were as they walked with Leo down the lane towards her ; she did n't wait to be introduced . |
| 28 | She would n't rush back — that might imply she could n't wait to be with him again — but on the other hand she did n't want to leave it too long ; there were plenty of women , Melissa included , she had noticed , who had had their limpet-like eyes firmly glued to his face . |
| 29 | He maddened me , yet I could n't wait to be with him . ’ |
| 30 | He dumped her unceremoniously — as though he could n't wait to be rid of his burden , she thought . |