Example sentences of "[vb past] to wait [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah because if you want to go to Southwell at the present moment you go on a bus and you got to wait two hours to get one back . |
| 2 | I had to wait two hours before seeing him as he was in conference with a producer . |
| 3 | That was in 1977 and Hope had to wait two years before making his second attempt . |
| 4 | If he had to wait all day for Master to come home , that was all right . |
| 5 | Bob Swatman , 73 , branch chairman , of Low Lane , Middlesbrough , had to wait 17 hours on the beach before he was eventually evacuated with 65 others by a fishing boat which landed at Margate Pier . |
| 6 | Of the other three , Port Erin had to wait 58 years for its lifeboat station , being formed only in 1882 , while those suggested for Jurby and Laxey never materialised . |
| 7 | At the hospital , I had to wait thirty minutes before getting attention . |
| 8 | I had to wait four days before I could risk flying her again . |
| 9 | His first Grand Prix was the 1951 Swiss when he was in a British HWM but he had to wait four years for his first success . |
| 10 | Residents had to wait four years to elect their council after receiving that bill . |
| 11 | For some reason which escapes me we had to take a taxi , and when we arrived at Helsinki airport we had to wait five hours for our flight . |
| 12 | The two groups returned safely to Jalo , where they had to wait some time for news of Jock Lewes and Bill Fraser . |
| 13 | There they had to wait some time until the Constable could find the key and lock the door on them . |
| 14 | But The Stars Bow Down , with its biblical theme of Joseph and his brethren , though published in 1939 had to wait ten years before it was performed at the Malvern festival . |
| 15 | Hick had to wait 48 hours to chalk up the final six runs to complete the milestone after reaching 82 not out on Thursday . |
| 16 | He only had to wait 6–8 weeks . |
| 17 | They had to wait 20 minutes for a train to take them back the way they 'd just come from , then hire cabs to return to the Five Ways area . |
| 18 | Lord Coulsfield said the sentence would have been longer but for the fact that after the crimes were brought to light , the accused had to wait 15 months for his court appearance . |
| 19 | Rescuers had to wait 40 minutes while power to 780 homes at Shotton Colliery , Durham , was turned off before the body could be moved . |
| 20 | As for the computer password , on the other hand , this reviewer guessed it in one and had to wait twenty-odd pages for Casaubon to catch up . |
| 21 | In hospitals without a psychiatric unit , patients usually had to wait several days before being seen by the psychiatrist , occupying medical beds and often antagonizing the medical staff by their presence . |
| 22 | cos er , you have to wait three days for it , and then cheque 's got ta clear in the bank , it 's like our Mark he had a cheque put in his , he had to wait three days before it cleared went in on the Wednesday , Thursday , Friday , do n't count Saturday , Sunday , Monday , cleared by Tuesday dinner time |
| 23 | ‘ Little Fav ’ ( he seemed everybody 's favourite , with his bouncy , cheerful disposition ) had to wait three years before his next Test appearance , though he continued to bamboozle many a batsman in domestic cricket . |
| 24 | Drivers and conductors had to wait three years , they had to be employed three years before they were accepted into the pension scheme but you know , believe me I 'm glad that I paid in for it . |
| 25 | I went to the doctor , but he just sent a letter to the Detox Unit and I had to wait three months [ for the appointment ] . |
| 26 | ‘ If we had to wait three months for this money , then fill in a new form to open a different account , just like a new investor in fact , it would not be a bad idea to see if any other society was offering a better rate than the 8.85 per cent offered by ‘ Prime Gold ’ . |