Sentence examples for wait for a half from inspiring English sources

Fill the tank with about two inches of water, then wait for a half an hour.

I get in line and wait for a half-hour for a burger.

Clockwise from top: Falafel with hummus and pickles; a plate of romesco and a bowl of charred onions, waiting for a half chicken; a grilled skate wing with leeks on a bed of sauce ravigote.

I waited for a half an hour.

I waited for a half an hour and started to get nervous that he wasn't coming.

I waited for a half hour, then called out the window, "Sir, please talk to me about this traffic stop".

The Democratic Convention in Charlotte was the most diverse ever, at times with more rainbow flags than American flags visible in the arena, and senior elected officials waiting for a half hour or more to speak to the LGBT caucus.

They waited for a half-hour; the boy's family was late.

After he waited for a half-hour, an e-mail arrived from his breakfast date, saying he was on his way.

Of course, that does not mean that the digital divide has closed: a teenager waiting for a half-hour stint on a PC at the South Bronx library does not enjoy the same Internet access as a teenager with a PC with broadband service in the bedroom.

"A refugee entering Turkey today will wait for a year and a half just to register with the U.N.H.C.R. and another year for his first interview with them," Mr. Kilic said.