Example sentences of "[verb] wait a [adj] [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 She seemed to wait a long time before she heard footsteps within , and then a light sprang up beyond the frosted glass .
2 She might have to wait a wee while but I think she 'll get on , yes .
3 But there are particular areas like this , you having to wait a long time and if you come into the building to go and see a film and you 've you 've left an hour to , to have some food you , you really should n't be missing the film because
4 However , it is possible that the vet may not be able to come to your home immediately , and it can be extremely traumatic to have to wait a whole day until the vet is free to leave the surgery .
5 She explained that with some people one had to wait a long time before one saw what one wanted to see .
6 We had to wait a long time because I had my mother to look after and she was rather difficult . ’
7 There was no proper funeral , as there had been no proper wedding ceremony ; they simply hauled the waterlogged body onto a bonfire of driftwood , and even though the sea wind at dawn had made the fire hot enough to break the stones of the beach , it was six hours before the body was gone , and then they had to wait a whole day before they could rake the ashes for his bones and send them to her .
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