Example sentences of "[vb -s] wait a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Instead he has to wait a week for next Saturday 's Victoria Ground clash with Swansea .
2 FRANCIS AMPOFO , who has waited a year to reclaim the British flyweight title , tonight challenges Scotland 's James Drummond in London .
3 ‘ But Paul says wait a bit , no hurry , and it 's his decision . ’
4 It it it 's not the sort of thing when the gas man calls that the man is being having a gun pointed at him he says wait a minute can I see your card please .
5 and rung the A A , so as I got through to the A A man I says erm , you know , I says I , where I was parked and all like that and where I was stood and the chap says oh I 'll get a , a van up to ya as soon as I can , but I says wait a minute , I says my car 's just arrived and Joan was the mechanic , he lifted bonnet up and touched something and you brought it down did n't you ?
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