Example sentences of "we have wait [prep] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 We 've waited at St Albans .
2 ‘ We are happy to support local schemes which wo n't worsen our mainstream business , and while hitherto we 've waited for passenger executives or consortiums to come to us with a proposal , we might in the future consider taking more initiative . ’
3 We 've waited for years to have a Formula One world champion like Mansell — and now it looks as though we wo n't be able to use him .
4 Well a very close fought encounter at the stadium ; we had to wait for quarter of an hour for the first actual goal chance when Dave Bristow hit the ball from twenty five yards , which just cleared the bar .
5 Daniel , who spent £75 on new games and equipment , added : ‘ We had to wait for ages but it was worth it . ’
6 I followed mum and joined a long queue , there we had to wait for ages while other people on our flight handed in their tickets .
7 As we were leaving the theatre , we had to wait for Dad to shake hands in the foyer with some dignitaries .
8 Soviet policy with regard to Eastern Europe was sloganised as ‘ development in groups ’ , as though we had to wait for Mongolia to catch up before we could be allowed to develop .
9 The shoot used to last five or six days in August but you did n't get paid when it was finished — do n't ask me why , but we had to wait until Christmas .
10 Those of us who make our own way there have little conception of the anxiety this may induce , unless , perhaps , we have waited for bedpans in hospital .
11 As we have waited on God as a group we feel part of our ministry will be intercession and praise .
12 But there is little inkling of how the mechanism will work , and we have to wait until December for the management executive and the Department of Education to come up with ideas .
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