| 1H4 IV.iv.10 | [Archbishop to Sir Michael] Tomorrow ... is a day / Wherein the fortune of ten thousand men / Must bide the touch |
| 3H6 II.ii.83 | [Edward to King] wilt thou ... set thy diadem upon my head; / Or bide the mortal fortune of the field? |
| E3 III.iii.141 | [King John to the French] your intended force must bide the touch [i.e. test its quality - as gold is tested using a touchstone] |
| TN I.v.59 | [Olivia to Feste] for want of other idleness, I'll bide your proof |