Example sentences of "having to wait [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The winches could then be run instantly without having to wait for steam to be available . |
| 2 | She said how convenient it would have been for her , instead of having to wait for chaps to go out and kill rabbits and deer and all that , and for the peasants to bring in the vegetables ; she 'd much rather have been able just to nip down to the shops and buy what she needed , when she needed it . |
| 3 | Service trades offer the opportunity to create jobs quicker because they fulfil a requirement that already exists , rather than attempting to create a market for a new product and often having to wait for factories to be built and machinery installed . |
| 4 | Queueing or having to wait in shops is disliked ; so are certain kinds of shops — in some the large supermarket , and in some the small corner shop . |
| 5 | Somehow the sight of this touched Ianthe , who had never herself been in the position of having to wait till pay-day . |