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 . |