Sentence examples for a considerable wait for from inspiring English sources

There was a considerable wait for one of the 24 tables at the Clam Bar, but there was room in the adjacent Wharf Bar, where patrons perched on wooden benches, slurping clams on the half shell between swigs of beer.

Sure, it's nice of them to put a finer point on the timeline, but that's still a considerable wait for the Windows Phone faithful who took a chance on the platform in its early days.

After this, there may be 'system delays' where there may be a considerable wait for either non-urgent referrals (as is the case for the majority of cancer patients) or GP-initiated diagnostic investigations.

After a considerable wait — it is surprising how long it sometimes takes to see a physician for a supposed emergency — a nurse appeared and walked Ms. Greene to an examining room.

He gave his number and after a considerable wait, a….

He gave his number and after a considerable wait, a woman's voice said, " Honk, honk.

There is a considerable waiting list".

A considerable savings for retirement.

Daylight Savings Time is a considerable inconvenience for parents.

He did acknowledge, in a prepared statement, that he left the scene, but only after giving the other driver his name and address and only after waiting "a considerable period of time" for a state trooper at the insistence of the other driver.

There were also some examples of patients either waiting a considerable amount of time for an appointment after an urgent referral or of not receiving a clinic appointment at all.