Example sentences of "[verb] wait [adj] minutes " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can remember waiting some minutes before walking through the house , knowing that there must be proof of burglary at the back door , and when I got there in an uncomprehending state , lo and behold the kitchen door was broken right down ! |
| 2 | He left her on the hard shoulder , near Epping , Essex , saying she would only have to wait 15 minutes . |
| 3 | The rescue service , which describes its staff as the ‘ new knights of the road , ’ boasts women alone should only have to wait 20 minutes . |
| 4 | I must have waited several minutes , I should have known but I could n't bear the suspense . |
| 5 | Distraught Sarah Miles was forced to wait twenty minutes for a rival bus — just days after another girl the same age was brutally raped on her way to school in Essex . |
| 6 | At the hospital , I had to wait thirty minutes before getting attention . |
| 7 | They had to wait 20 minutes for a train to take them back the way they 'd just come from , then hire cabs to return to the Five Ways area . |
| 8 | Rescuers had to wait 40 minutes while power to 780 homes at Shotton Colliery , Durham , was turned off before the body could be moved . |
| 9 | Montgomerie was kept waiting 30 minutes for Lyle to finish and he said : ‘ That gave Sandy a big advantage . |
| 10 | He admitted he had waited ten minutes to enter an exhibition to take advantage of the cheaper rates after 5.30 p.m . |
| 11 | By the same token , if it is good you only have to wait five minutes and it will get worse . |