Example sentences of "long [vb base] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Things are starting to get much easier for the business person , although there 's still a big difference between setting up in Budapest , or Warsaw , or Prague , compared with somewhere in the country , where you may still have a long wait for a telephone connection . ’ |
| 2 | Her parents exchanged glances , looks that seemed to remember a long wait for a first and , as it turned out , an only child . |
| 3 | A long wait for a patient with bladder outflow obstruction for a specialist opinion is both undesirable and unacceptable . |
| 4 | Of course , it can be argued that the theoretical presumption of innocence in the West is frequently negated by the pressure , particularly in the lower courts , to ‘ plea bargain' , that is agree to plead guilty to a relatively minor charge and receive a relatively light sentence , rather than plead not guilty , endure a long wait for a trial ( possibly in custody ) and , if found guilty , receive a heavier sentence , although there always remains the chance of acquittal . |
| 5 | There was always a long wait for an appointment , sometimes up to a month , and women were only kept in for 24 hours if it was a normal birth . |
| 6 | There was a long wait for an answer . |
| 7 | OCTOBER 20th saw the first ever ‘ Academic Mass ’ held at the Cathedral in Lancaster and the fulfilment of a life long dream for a lady in Altrincham . |