Example sentences of "wait for [art] few [noun pl] " in BNC.

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No	Sentence
1	The Chinese do n't like their planes to fly unless the weather is absolutely O.K. So we had to wait for a few hours for the plane to arrive from Shanghai .
2	So it might pay a mother to wait for a few days and see what happened to the baby .
3	After I was at court I had to go back to Low Newton to wait for a few weeks before I could go to Styal prison .
4	If you wait for a few minutes , and it really can be that long , you might be surprised to discover that Windows un-freezes of its own accord .
5	Once the message was on the wire , he had little else to do except sit back and wait for a few days .
6	Just wait for a few days , and you will see .
7	I was on time but kept waiting for a few minutes so that the assembled Health Authority Chairmen and administrators could pass a motion condemning the Government 's offer as divisive .
8	After I had been kept waiting for a few moments in an ante-room , I was ushered into the main boardroom where Dr Barton and six colleagues were seated around a long , rectangular , polished table .
9	There is also the safety aspect : if you have bad lighting or dangerously worn carpet on part of the staircase , waiting for a few years to tackle the problem because it is all part of the grand plan could prove very false economy indeed .
10	If the hon. Gentleman waits for a few days , he may be made aware of developments emanating from a source not far from me now which may interest him and which may deal with that point .
11	Marlene waited for a few minutes before calling softly to Keith ,
12	He waited for a few moments to compose himself , then left the court with his arm round his wife , Shirley , to face a large crowd of waiting reporters and cameras .
13	He waited for a few seconds , but the noise did not repeat itself .
14	‘ Donkey has waited for a few minutes .
15	They could easily have waited for a few days . ’

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