Example sentences of "[pron] have to wait [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had to wait at most a couple of minutes before Dennis opened the back door , walked across to the garage , unlocked it , swung the door up and stepped inside . |
| 2 | I had to wait for another performance to see . ’ |
| 3 | I had to wait for a considerable time for the expanse of blue sky above my chosen scene ( figure XX ) to be substantial enough for photography . |
| 4 | At the same time , while ensuring the blue of sky in front of the camera , I had to wait for the sun to fall on the scene from behind me , otherwise the sparkle of beach and palms would have been lost . |
| 5 | At the flat there were drinks parties and little dinners every week , which irritated me , as I had to wait for everyone to finish filling the air with their thoughts on the latest novel before I could go to bed on the sofa . |
| 6 | My family and I had to wait for three weeks in Bombay before getting a boat for England , but during that time I was able to do some useful PR work with newspapers and radio . |
| 7 | To prepare this article I had to wait for an event on a day when the visibility was gin-clear to get good photographs from my open cockpit Jodel D9 , using a telephoto lens at various focal lengths to obtain the required framing . |
| 8 | ‘ I had to wait for the right moment to tell Nicola . |
| 9 | Well I had to , I had to wait for about eight months or was it s six months to get one of my lights fixed but for er other things they were quite quick actually . |
| 10 | I had to wait for what seemed like hours . |
| 11 | ‘ Sorry to be so long — I had to wait for Tom to finish a phone call . ’ |
| 12 | I had to wait for about ten minutes . |
| 13 | I had to wait in a corridor . |
| 14 | So I had to wait in suspense . |
| 15 | I had to wait till dawn to see what I was doing , ’ said Peter , of Taunton , Somerset , who suffered minor injuries . |
| 16 | They said they said oh there 's no beds left at all , there 's probably about ten and the there was a bed , then I had to wait till about half past three in the afternoon to get into it . |
| 17 | So , it 's , alright it 's not a major problem , but that 's the only difficulty with it is it 's not , it 's good having the bus service where you do n't have to pay , right , if you do n't , like I did n't realize the bus went at five past one , and I was all ready to go , and er , it was ten past one , and I thought , oh no , so I had to wait till three o'clock . |
| 18 | I 'd go crazy if I had to wait until supper . |
| 19 | Every time we go I have to wait for ages in the cold hospital wearing a scratchy towelling robe the colour of sick and drinking black coffee . |
| 20 | I have to wait for a white actor to turn down a role because the stuff that they 're supposedly writing ‘ black ’ ai n't happenin' . |
| 21 | The answer I tend to get off a lot of places is that I have to wait for twelve years |
| 22 | So I have to wait for him , come on . |
| 23 | if I have to wait for you I 'll wait forever cos your eggs are not done |
| 24 | Nobody to have to wait for … or to keep up with . |
| 25 | What happens if Well , oh sa , pwurgh , I do n't know , I mean she has to wait for a week . |
| 26 | Or if she does she has to wait till the e |
| 27 | Why had she had to wait for such an education ? |
| 28 | Did you have to wait for it to be done ? |
| 29 | Did you have to wait for ages ? |
| 30 | I also think that erm it 's up to erm us — I mean if you think of us as a whole travel industry — to really take a look at what we are providing and compare it with what is provided in other countries ; the standards of service , how long do you have to wait for a meal when you 're sitting down to eat in a restaurant , what are people used to in France and Germany and the USA ? |