Example sentences of "to wait a long [noun] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | oh it 's not my type mm Penny 's having to wait a long while for her birthday is n't she ? , |
| 2 | The libel laws should be changed to provide a ‘ fast track ’ system allowing victims of media falsehoods to correct them quickly without having to wait a long time for their cases to go to court and gamble on the result . |
| 3 | They were happy to wait a long time for their meals because they could look at her . |
| 4 | Like Lanfranc he had welcomed royal co-operation , and had been prepared to wait a long time for it . |
| 5 | Though Louis had had plenty of time to gain experience of ruling and to form a court of his own in the subkingdom of Aquitaine ( he had been king there since the age of three ) , he had had to wait a long time for his father 's inheritance . |