Example sentences of "[pers pn] have to wait " in BNC.

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1 So long did I have to wait , however , for that second chub , I decide to dispense with floating crust and have a shot at legered crust again .
2 ‘ Is that a promise , Chris , or will I have to wait another six months before I bump into you — literally ? ’
3 I had to wait for another performance to see . ’
4 I had to wait for a considerable time for the expanse of blue sky above my chosen scene ( figure XX ) to be substantial enough for photography .
5 At the same time , while ensuring the blue of sky in front of the camera , I had to wait for the sun to fall on the scene from behind me , otherwise the sparkle of beach and palms would have been lost .
6 I had to wait till I was 40 to get him — but it was worth it . ’
7 But I had to wait my turn and carry on learning . ’
8 I had to wait in a corridor .
9 I had to wait two hours before seeing him as he was in conference with a producer .
10 Circumstances dictated that I had to wait nearly two years ( how did I survive ? ) .
11 Then I had to wait some three years , and the attitude in hospital and lack of administrative efficiency was unpleasantly conspicuous .
12 I had to wait at most a couple of minutes before Dennis opened the back door , walked across to the garage , unlocked it , swung the door up and stepped inside .
13 At the hospital , I had to wait thirty minutes before getting attention .
14 As for me , I had to wait the whole summer and into the late autumn for rehearsals of The Jungle Book to begin , so I went back to South London , happy in the knowledge that soon I 'd be in a professional production and there 'd be someone in the cast for me to fall in love with .
15 At the flat there were drinks parties and little dinners every week , which irritated me , as I had to wait for everyone to finish filling the air with their thoughts on the latest novel before I could go to bed on the sofa .
16 I had to wait impatiently till I was free to go down there , and huddled uncomfortably among the book-stacks I turned up the page with trembling fingers .
17 My family and I had to wait for three weeks in Bombay before getting a boat for England , but during that time I was able to do some useful PR work with newspapers and radio .
18 I was not allowed to play when Mum and Dad were in because they could n't stand the din , so I had to wait until they were down the pub to enjoy myself .
19 I had to wait till dawn to see what I was doing , ’ said Peter , of Taunton , Somerset , who suffered minor injuries .
20 I had to wait four days before I could risk flying her again .
21 I had to wait until after grace .
22 I 'd go crazy if I had to wait until supper .
23 ‘ I 've got pretty good hearing but I had to wait almost a moment before I could imagine I could hear anything .
24 To prepare this article I had to wait for an event on a day when the visibility was gin-clear to get good photographs from my open cockpit Jodel D9 , using a telephoto lens at various focal lengths to obtain the required framing .
25 I went to the doctor , but he just sent a letter to the Detox Unit and I had to wait three months [ for the appointment ] .
26 I had to wait until the female was bulging-ripe , so within a few days she was brooding .
27 I had to wait a long time for an answer , and just before the door opened I nearly came sufficiently to my senses to run away , but sanity came too late .
28 I had to wait a long time shut in .
29 Then they let me get dressed , gave me a pair of slippers , because we were n't allowed to wear shoes , and said I had to wait to see the Governess .
30 And I was a bit late , so I had to wait a long time to get served . ’
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