Example sentences of "[pers pn] wait a long time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is my experience that whenever I try to combine shooting and ferreting I wait a long time for the chance of a shot , then there is something else to be done . |
| 2 | ‘ At the same time , there was one other bit of me that was very practical that realized that the only money to be made if you were to stay in England — and I never thought of going anywhere else — was to get into commercials , and I waited a long time until a script came along that I thought was genuinely funny . |
| 3 | Stella kept them waiting a long time , and when she did appear she sprinted off down the street ahead of them . |
| 4 | She waited a long time ; so long , she must have fallen asleep , for the next thing she knew the room was in darkness , and Connor was in bed beside her . |
| 5 | She waited a long time in a small office , but after an hour a policeman came into the room . |
| 6 | By this time we feel as if we are Hemingway 's companion , hauling out the bodies one by one , so that when he says ‘ Well you waited a long time to get sick brother . |
| 7 | I had been in the armed forces long enough to know that you waited a long time for everything and I saw no reason why a dental appointment should be any different , |
| 8 | We waited a long time at Enniskillen , an RAF helicopter buzzing above the castle . |
| 9 | We waited a long time , and Charlotte wrote more advertisements . |
| 10 | They waited a long time and nobody appeared but the Brigadier did n't call again . |
| 11 | They waited a long time while the hounds drew the covert . |
| 12 | He waits a long time , checking his watch often . |
| 13 | He waits a long time before seizing her , getting to know her habits and other information about her , but she is really a complete stranger who has never met or loved him , unlike Daisy and Gatsby who at least know each other before the book begins . |
| 14 | He waited a long time , and when the young doctor finally came out , it was almost dark . |
| 15 | He waited a long time for her response . |