Example sentences of "have to wait a [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 This is no comfort for a patient who has to wait a few months ( in the past , waiting times in some centres were over two years ) but is perhaps a more rational means of distributing limited health care resources than the random waiting lists used in the past , when patients were given fairly arbitrary degrees of priority .
2 One of these was Lynn Bari , who has typically had to wait a few weeks after her death before receiving an obituary due her .
3 He may have to wait a few years to enter a Tory Cabinet .
4 But arrivals follow departures and the new appears very promising — even if you have to wait a little time for it .
5 Oh I see , yes , you have to wait a few minutes .
6 you have to wait a few days for it to clear do n't ya ?
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