Example sentences of "[pers pn] had to wait " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had to wait for another performance to see . ’ |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | I had to wait till I was 40 to get him — but it was worth it . ’ |
| 5 | But I had to wait my turn and carry on learning . ’ |
| 6 | I had to wait in a corridor . |
| 7 | I had to wait two hours before seeing him as he was in conference with a producer . |
| 8 | Circumstances dictated that I had to wait nearly two years ( how did I survive ? ) . |
| 9 | Then I had to wait some three years , and the attitude in hospital and lack of administrative efficiency was unpleasantly conspicuous . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | At the hospital , I had to wait thirty minutes before getting attention . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | I had to wait till dawn to see what I was doing , ’ said Peter , of Taunton , Somerset , who suffered minor injuries . |
| 18 | I had to wait four days before I could risk flying her again . |
| 19 | I had to wait until after grace . |
| 20 | I 'd go crazy if I had to wait until supper . |
| 21 | ‘ I 've got pretty good hearing but I had to wait almost a moment before I could imagine I could hear anything . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 ] . |
| 24 | I had to wait until the female was bulging-ripe , so within a few days she was brooding . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | I had to wait a long time shut in . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | And I was a bit late , so I had to wait a long time to get served . ’ |
| 29 | So I had to wait in suspense . |
| 30 | ‘ I had to wait for the right moment to tell Nicola . |