Example sentences of "wait [prep] a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | After I was at court I had to go back to Low Newton to wait for a few weeks before I could go to Styal prison . |
| 2 | So it might pay a mother to wait for a few days and see what happened to the baby . |
| 3 | The Chinese do n't like their planes to fly unless the weather is absolutely O.K. So we had to wait for a few hours for the plane to arrive from Shanghai . |
| 4 | Once the message was on the wire , he had little else to do except sit back and wait for a few days . |
| 5 | Just wait for a few days , and you will see . |
| 6 | If you wait for a few minutes , and it really can be that long , you might be surprised to discover that Windows un-freezes of its own accord . |
| 7 | I was on time but kept waiting for a few minutes so that the assembled Health Authority Chairmen and administrators could pass a motion condemning the Government 's offer as divisive . |
| 8 | The other groups had set up camp on the far side , waiting for a few clear days and the worst of the snow to melt . |
| 9 | After I had been kept waiting for a few moments in an ante-room , I was ushered into the main boardroom where Dr Barton and six colleagues were seated around a long , rectangular , polished table . |
| 10 | There is also the safety aspect : if you have bad lighting or dangerously worn carpet on part of the staircase , waiting for a few years to tackle the problem because it is all part of the grand plan could prove very false economy indeed . |
| 11 | If the hon. Gentleman waits for a few days , he may be made aware of developments emanating from a source not far from me now which may interest him and which may deal with that point . |
| 12 | He waited for a few seconds , but the noise did not repeat itself . |
| 13 | Marlene waited for a few minutes before calling softly to Keith , |
| 14 | He waited for a few moments to compose himself , then left the court with his arm round his wife , Shirley , to face a large crowd of waiting reporters and cameras . |
| 15 | ‘ Donkey has waited for a few minutes . |
| 16 | They could easily have waited for a few days . ’ |