Example sentences of "wait [num] minute " in BNC.
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| 31 | He knocked on the door and waited ten minutes ( as he always does ) . |
| 32 | The boy waited five minutes . |
| 33 | He always waited five minutes . |
| 34 | ‘ He came to my room , turned the key in the door , dropped on his knees , waited five minutes without a single syllable coming from his lips . |
| 35 | We did n't have to queue for food we waited five minutes to get into the car , we did n't have to queue for food or coffee , we ke , we did n't even get into very long lines too pay . |
| 36 | He waited fifteen minutes , which seemed like hours , and still she did n't come . |
| 37 | I waited twenty minutes in Glasgow drizzle and still no bus . |
| 38 | He waited two minutes to focus his thoughts , threw back the duvet — its stale scent reminding him yet again to visit the launderette soon — and staggered into the bathroom . |
| 39 | The rescue service , which describes its staff as the ‘ new knights of the road , ’ boasts women alone should only have to wait 20 minutes . |
| 40 | They had to wait 20 minutes for a train to take them back the way they 'd just come from , then hire cabs to return to the Five Ways area . |