Example sentences of "[adj] to wait a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was prepared to wait a long time to gain the king 's good will , and meanwhile to support the king in his enterprises . |
| 2 | Like Lanfranc he had welcomed royal co-operation , and had been prepared to wait a long time for it . |
| 3 | Send it to one at a time and be prepared to wait a good while for a reply . |
| 4 | They were happy to wait a long time for their meals because they could look at her . |
| 5 | She was obliged to wait a few minutes while a Land Rover was being manoeuvred into the empty space beside her and then , with a start , she saw the driver . |
| 6 | But now might it not be wise to wait a few days , and examine the possibilities suggested by this magnate who had appeared so providentially ? |