Example sentences of "[pers pn] had to wait [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I had to wait in suspense . |
| 2 | I had to wait till dawn to see what I was doing , ’ said Peter , of Taunton , Somerset , who suffered minor injuries . |
| 3 | I 'd go crazy if I had to wait until supper . |
| 4 | Doctors told her she needed an emergency hysterectomy , but because of a bed shortage she had to wait in agony for three-and-a-half hours . |
| 5 | Well a very close fought encounter at the stadium ; we had to wait for quarter of an hour for the first actual goal chance when Dave Bristow hit the ball from twenty five yards , which just cleared the bar . |
| 6 | As we were leaving the theatre , we had to wait for Dad to shake hands in the foyer with some dignitaries . |
| 7 | The shoot used to last five or six days in August but you did n't get paid when it was finished — do n't ask me why , but we had to wait until Christmas . |