Example sentences of "[pers pn] have to wait " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every time we go I have to wait for ages in the cold hospital wearing a scratchy towelling robe the colour of sick and drinking black coffee . |
| 2 | I have to wait a while before I get a second chub , but it is worth it for this one weighs 4lb 10oz and fights like a demon . |
| 3 | I have to wait until I 'm twenty-one . ’ |
| 4 | I have to wait for a white actor to turn down a role because the stuff that they 're supposedly writing ‘ black ’ ai n't happenin' . |
| 5 | A patch of moonlight means I have to wait nearly five minutes for the clouds to cover the moon again before I can climb the tree . |
| 6 | you fin you finish at half five you do oh yes , but me , I have to wait all the time till half four minus one hour longer that is . |
| 7 | I have to wait and see how I 'm going to do further . |
| 8 | I do n't too much like warm toast , I have to wait a little bit . |
| 9 | The answer I tend to get off a lot of places is that I have to wait for twelve years |
| 10 | I have a lot of shade so I have to wait until it 's dry . |
| 11 | So I have to wait for him , come on . |
| 12 | me mum says I have to wait |
| 13 | if I have to wait for you I 'll wait forever cos your eggs are not done |
| 14 | But remember you have to wait at least 12 weeks after the possible infection for the test result to be accurate . |
| 15 | However the moment it slips you have to wait for the chain to gain momentum before cutting can recommence , otherwise it bites again . |
| 16 | In all these things you have to wait ten or fifteen years . |
| 17 | ‘ As an actor , though you sometimes get a feeling you have done something well , you have to wait to hear — from an audience 's silence — whether you have held them in the palm of your hand ; you are constantly measuring whether the feeling you have inside is endorsed by the people outside . |
| 18 | Of course , you have to wait until the nut has warmed up to savour it , but experiments are currently in progress to determine whether a frozen and thawed Brazil remains easy to deal with . |
| 19 | If you are selling a house and buying another one , you may find yourself in a position where you have to wait for your purchaser to complete , whereas your new home is ready . |
| 20 | If you are sent to prison for up to six months , you have to wait seven years ; a fine is wiped clean after five years and probation or conditional discharge takes one year . |
| 21 | But arrivals follow departures and the new appears very promising — even if you have to wait a little time for it . |
| 22 | Limitations are imposed by the fact that you have to wait two months for the educational psychologist , you have to close the biology lab when it rains because it leaks and they have n't sent anyone to repair it yet , you have to apply for a short in-service course rather than the full-time MA that you really wanted to do because there are n't any secondments any more . |
| 23 | Thus for a proper appreciation of the distinction between " slow " and " fast " you have to wait for electromagnetic waves to be introduced , discussed , and digested . |
| 24 | Erm I do look for opportunities to talk to people about God but I , I certainly think that you have to wait for the right opportunity because , if people are ill or very down , then it often is n't the right time when they 're vulnerable erm to try and erm talk to them about something . |
| 25 | individual , reliable appointment times which minimise the time you have to wait for your consultation and for any tests resulting from it ; |
| 26 | If , if there 's an incident happens , does n't mean you have to wait for the local police officer to tell , to come along and tell him , you 've still got police support all round you anywhere . |
| 27 | " The rules are that if you leave your employment voluntarily you have to wait six weeks before you can claim Unemployment Benefit . |
| 28 | She added : ‘ Even if you have to wait a year , it 's a long time if you 're worried about it . ’ |
| 29 | you have to wait longer than you should to get money back from the Revenue ; |
| 30 | You have to wait until all the transit vans are out and double parked put it across across the transit van bays |