Example sentences of "a long wait " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ironically , later auf became a local expression for a long wait , or working for nothing . |
| 2 | There was a long wait . |
| 3 | Arran buses have printed timetables but , as in all islands , clocks are set to boat times and we had a long wait , an identikit American family and myself . |
| 4 | He said : ‘ If he does n't select and stalk his victim , and obviously he did n't in the last three cases , he 'd normally have to expect a long wait . |
| 5 | He said : ‘ It 's been a long wait but anything worth having takes time . |
| 6 | It seemed a long wait . |
| 7 | ‘ With most criminal kidnaps you could expect a long wait . |
| 8 | I had a long wait . |
| 9 | After such a long wait , Ellie was so stiff and so fearful , that she was almost relieved to hear them , laughing and jeering at each other , and then greeting their father , whom they were surprised to see home . |
| 10 | If she was waiting for him to say that she did n't need to diet she had a long wait . |
| 11 | We anxiously resigned ourselves to a long wait , and as the weeks passed we gradually got to know the handful of long-term foreign residents in the town , all of them eccentric survivors from days of former glory . |
| 12 | Everyone quietly settled down for a long wait . |
| 13 | It was n't a long wait . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm afraid she 's got a long wait , though , ’ said Mum to Brown Owl . |
| 15 | Here we were sorted our into groups according to the types of honours and quite a long wait ensued . |
| 16 | A long wait . |
| 17 | She refused the porter 's offer to crack open the bottle , and settled herself for a long wait . |
| 18 | It 's been a long wait . |
| 19 | ‘ They 'll have a long wait , ’ Jenna laughed . |
| 20 | ‘ You 'll have a long wait , ’ flashed Isabel , and immediately cursed herself when fitzAlan grinned again . |
| 21 | We had a long wait , because it was necessary to fill up the tank with water , this locomotive takes 5000 gallons and there was a problem with low water supply pressure . |
| 22 | PRESSURE mounted today on Sir Patrick Mayhew to place his talks proposals before the parties now — and prepare for a long wait . |
| 23 | She says that she 's delighted with their achievement — it 's been a long wait . |
| 24 | If you get stuck here , it could be a long wait . |
| 25 | For businesses affected by the strike , it 's proving a long wait . |
| 26 | But they could have a long wait . |
| 27 | RAIL commuters have protested at timetable changes they claim will leave them with a long wait or walk . |
| 28 | Well he 's got a long wait . |