Example sentences of "had to wait a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the poem of his that he most needed reassurance about was Homage to Sextus Propertius ( 1919 ) , and for that he had to wait a long time . |
| 2 | I had to wait a long time for an answer , and just before the door opened I nearly came sufficiently to my senses to run away , but sanity came too late . |
| 3 | I had to wait a long time shut in . |
| 4 | And I was a bit late , so I had to wait a long time to get served . ’ |
| 5 | She explained that with some people one had to wait a long time before one saw what one wanted to see . |
| 6 | We had to wait a long time because I had my mother to look after and she was rather difficult . ’ |