Example sentences of "[verb] have wait [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 She 'd had to wait the best part of a month at Holmsly Manor , and then everything had happened at once .
2 Certainly those who were in the square in 1387 hoping to see the completion of the Duomo would have had to wait a long time , far longer than the span of a human life .
3 Though Louis had had plenty of time to gain experience of ruling and to form a court of his own in the subkingdom of Aquitaine ( he had been king there since the age of three ) , he had had to wait a long time for his father 's inheritance .
4 Patients sought a declaration that the Secretary of State and health authorities were in breach of duty as they had had to wait an unreasonable time , because of a decision not to build a new block for a hospital on grounds of cost .
5 ‘ I have had to wait a long time for the freedom , but it will be passed down and at least I can say that I was a Freeman of Chester .
6 Lonrho and its shareholders , whatever the merits of their case , have had to wait an unconscionable time for the facts to be established .
7 I have had complaints from several enquirers who , not knowing our telephone extensions , have had to wait an inordinate length of time before being connected to the operator .
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