Example sentences of "[verb] long [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did n't have long to wait for my first recovery , because the next day a kid arrived at the house carrying the ghastly yellow-coated corpse of a starling . |
| 2 | He did not have long to wait for his answer . |
| 3 | She did n't have long to wait for illumination as he moved swiftly to front her , grabbing her roughly by the shoulders , holding her firmly as if he suspected she was about to take flight . |
| 4 | He will not have long to wait for another diet of his own words . |
| 5 | The visitors did n't have long to wait for the opening goal . |
| 6 | To our pleasant surprise we did not have long to wait before hearing that my application for transfer to Felixstowe had been successful . |
| 7 | A factor to be considered was that the leases were short term and therefore often did not have long to run by the year end ; this reduced the difference between a valuation with vacant possession and one with a tenant in occupation . |
| 8 | Sadly , he did not have long to bask in the glory of that epic flight , he was killed while delivering a Vickers Viking in France . |