Sentence examples for expecting to wait from inspiring English sources
Both of them came to the nursing home expecting to wait out the end of their lives.
Yorkshire arrived at Lord's needing five points to seal the title, likely expecting to wait until some time on Thursday.
I left for the island of Ischia, expecting to wait out the days, until my return flight, in a dark pensione or on a rocky beach.
We had been expecting to wait at the Embassy until a plane became available that evening, but the consular officer who met us said we were leaving now.
The shortest 25 minutes of my life later--I was expecting to wait for hours--the doctor bounded into the waiting room wearing a big smile.
Company watchers were expecting to wait a good bit longer for the system, known as Panama, but on the company's earnings call, Chief Executive Terry Semel Terry Semel triumphantly announced its launch.
Research shows that women have systematically lower compensation expectations than men and expect to wait longer for promotions.
Expect to wait it out though, as crisis is not a short-term expectation.
