Example sentences of "have wait [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 By the same token , if it is good you only have to wait five minutes and it will get worse .
2 " The rules are that if you leave your employment voluntarily you have to wait six weeks before you can claim Unemployment Benefit .
3 Limitations are imposed by the fact that you have to wait two months for the educational psychologist , you have to close the biology lab when it rains because it leaks and they have n't sent anyone to repair it yet , you have to apply for a short in-service course rather than the full-time MA that you really wanted to do because there are n't any secondments any more .
4 Other people who have contributed money all their lives to the NHS since it began have to wait 51 weeks for a hip replacement .
5 Non-fundholders have to wait ten weeks in Guildford for an ultra-sound scan ; fund-holders can have one within two weeks .
6 Q : We may be improving customer service for our end users by faster delivery of ware , but what about the employee shop — we still have to wait 3–4 months sometimes for ware .
7 If you are sent to prison for up to six months , you have to wait seven years ; a fine is wiped clean after five years and probation or conditional discharge takes one year .
8 The obvious advantage is that they provide sack-loads of fun and laughter , and the disadvantage is that you sometimes have to wait three hours for them to find their boots in the morning and finish flossing their teeth .
9 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
10 At present farmers have to wait three weeks between spreading the sludge on their fields and allowing cattle to graze .
11 It was an arrangement we had I , I would n't phone in cos you have to wait three weeks for your wages if I phone in .
12 We used to get exactly the same rebate , the only thing is we have to wait three months for it .
13 Handsome women are , of course , soon free to depart , but it happens that the uncomely sometimes have to wait several years
14 ‘ We have waited 22 months for justice to be done and are appalled at the verdict , ’ it read .
15 I have waited 20 years for a decision on the Ardrossan-Saltcoats-Stevenston bypass , and I am sure that the Minister will give me a favourable result before I retire at the next election .
16 In fact if the previous speaker has complained about waiting in patience , I have waited forty years to tell this story in the assembly because a young minister flatly contradicted a giant of the church , Dr John , the protagonist of national church extension .
17 Denying the report , Mr Brown said : ‘ These anonymous accusers have waited 15 years to tell these lies .
18 He will appoint a combination team of baby boomers and the old guard , some of whom have waited 12 years for another crack at running the country .
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