Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] have to wait [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I remarked to my friend , ‘ You 'd have to wait for a long time to get a train from here , ’ he smiled and we both set off for the youth hostel down the road . |
| 2 | But the point of our ‘ numbers of planets ’ argument is that , even if the chemist said that we 'd have to wait for a ‘ miracle ’ , have to wait a billion billion years — far longer than the universe has existed , we can still accept this verdict with equanimity . |
| 3 | But they may have to wait for a year , and maybe even two , before the brief , dramatic cycle can begin all over again . |
| 4 | On February 27 she was told only a heart transplant would save her husband 's life and they would have to wait for a donor . |
| 5 | It would have to wait for a more opportune time , she decided , and replaced the receiver . |
| 6 | IF tomorrow 's semi-final between Liverpool and Portsmouth at Highbury requires a replay , it will have to wait until a week on Monday , because of Thursday 's General Election . |