Example sentences of "wait for [adj] an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why had she had to wait for such an education ? |
| 2 | at half past three or you can say if you 'd like to , if you 'd like to wait for half an hour , we 'll get a giro cheque to , issued to you or if you 'd rather you can come back at half past three and collect it . |
| 3 | ‘ Could it possibly wait for half an hour , sir ? |
| 4 | When the big wigs arrived , however , they were barely acknowledged by a dour receptionist , told to sit in a grubby waiting area strewn with cigarette ends and empty coffee cups , and kept waiting for half an hour without either apology or explanation . |
| 5 | When you call at reception , you 're not kept waiting for half an hour , and the receptionists do n't even forget your name . |
| 6 | So I took another — four hundred and thirty this time — and a seat and waited for half an hour . |
| 7 | All the day before , she had waited for half an hour to go off walking by herself and it had never come . |