Sentence examples for wait i needed from inspiring English sources

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I explained I couldn't wait, I needed 50p in cash.

Later, back at the cottage, he asked, "Can I have my book now?" Guiltily, I told him he'd have to wait: I needed it for a story I was writing about "Treasure Island" and its new sequel, "Silver," by the British poet Andrew Motion.

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No, wait, I need better light.

I need an idea… No, wait, I need 13 of them.

The gym can wait, I need to rejoin the queue for a more traditional filling of baked egg, cheddar and bacon.

No wait, I need to spit it out.

I'm paying bills, oh wait I need to mow the lawn, let's see, where's the mower, and... pausing, you return your attention, place the stamp on the envelope and into the mail it goes.

But wait -- I needed more time to take it out of the wall.

Although friends have told me that nonurgent jobs can wait, I have undertaken several sorely needed home repairs.

I wait until I need 'em, and then I put 'em on".

It means I tend to wait until I need lots of things before I go shopping, and people get taxis on nights out, which can cost around £7 each way.

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