Example sentences of "to wait five [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 By the same token , if it is good you only have to wait five minutes and it will get worse .
2 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 .
3 But we 'll have to wait five days until Sunday before we can meet Nancy on London Bridge .
4 In the end , and to add to the injustices he had already suffered , Meehan was obliged to wait five years , which was the time it took Lord Hunter to complete and publish his report .
5 She had cancer and it was cured and they , you know , they said , well were pretty certain that your clear but I 'm afraid you 've got to wait five years , four years and six months after they said that , it hit her again and she died .
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