Example sentences of "[verb] to wait three [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | I do n't want to hold up this alteration , and I , like Mr , do n't want to wait three years for a decision . |
2 | So I thought well I do n't have to wait three weeks for mine so next time I do n't feel great I 'm gon na call in and take a couple of days off . |
3 | ‘ Little Fav ’ ( he seemed everybody 's favourite , with his bouncy , cheerful disposition ) had to wait three years before his next Test appearance , though he continued to bamboozle many a batsman in domestic cricket . |
4 | ‘ If we had to wait three months for this money , then fill in a new form to open a different account , just like a new investor in fact , it would not be a bad idea to see if any other society was offering a better rate than the 8.85 per cent offered by ‘ Prime Gold ’ . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | 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 |
7 | At present farmers have to wait three weeks between spreading the sludge on their fields and allowing cattle to graze . |
8 | 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 . |
9 | We used to get exactly the same rebate , the only thing is we have to wait three months for it . |