Example sentences of "[pron] have to wait [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had to wait four days before I could risk flying her again . |
| 2 | I had to wait two hours before seeing him as he was in conference with a producer . |
| 3 | At the hospital , I had to wait thirty minutes before getting attention . |
| 4 | I went to the doctor , but he just sent a letter to the Detox Unit and I had to wait three months [ for the appointment ] . |
| 5 | Robinson has a daughter who has to wait 12 months for an operation , it is no use telling her that 10 , 20 , or 25 years ago the situation was similar or much worse , because Mrs. Jones or Mrs. Robinson will still consider that the NHS is unsatisfactory today , and will naturally blame the Government . |
| 6 | ready on by a computer , do you have to wait three days ? |
| 7 | " The rules are that if you leave your employment voluntarily you have to wait six weeks before you can claim Unemployment Benefit . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 |
| 12 | For some reason which escapes me we had to take a taxi , and when we arrived at Helsinki airport we had to wait five hours for our flight . |
| 13 | ‘ 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 ’ . |
| 14 | We used to get exactly the same rebate , the only thing is we have to wait three months for it . |
| 15 | They had to wait 20 minutes for a train to take them back the way they 'd just come from , then hire cabs to return to the Five Ways area . |
| 16 | But he has to wait 12 months to join an NHS waiting list and two more years before he can have the surgery . |
| 17 | His first Grand Prix was the 1951 Swiss when he was in a British HWM but he had to wait four years for his first success . |
| 18 | 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 |