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There was nothing to do but wait until the next morning.
翌朝まで待つしかなかった。
I would rather walk than wait for a bus.
バスを待つよりむしろ歩きたい。
There was nothing that I could do but wait for him.
彼を待つほかに手はなかった。
Ten years is a long time to wait.
10年は待つには長い時間だ。
A watched pot never boils.
待つ身は長い。
It seems a waste of time to wait any longer.
これ以上待つのは時間の浪費みたいだ。
It's boring to wait for a train.
電車は待つことが退屈だ。
We should not be rash now; we should wait for a good chance.
今は焦らずに時を待つべきだ。
He doesn't like to wait until the last moment to do something.
彼は、何かをするとき最後の瞬間まで待つというのが好きではない。
He walked back and forth on the platform while waiting for the train.
彼は列車を待つ間、ホームを行ったり戻ったりした。
Do you mind waiting for a minute?
すこし待つのは気になさいますか。
I would rather walk than wait for the next bus.
私は次ぎのバスを待つよりむしろ歩きたい。
If he comes, tell him to wait for me.
もし彼が来たら、私を待つように言って下さい。
The longer I waited, the more impatient I became.
私は待てば待つほどいらいらしてきました。
I had hardly waited a minute when he came.
1分待つか待たない内に彼が来た。
I had not waited long before Mary came.
待つほどもなくメアリーが来た。
Knowing very well that his wife wanted to go to a movie, the husband, who was a dog in the manger, cooked up a scheme whereby they had to stay at home waiting for a certain visitor who was not expected to come.
What Alice, waiting for a reply, was faced with was a sudden howl. It was a resounding noise, sharp as to burst her ear drums, loud as to reach unto the heavens.