Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] waiting for " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you just stand around waiting for the enemy to come to you then of course your ladz will get bored , and naturally they 'll start to get a bit fractious , then inevitably they 'll end up failing an Animosity test probably just when you do n't want them to . |
| 2 | What sort of thing — for instance , one of the problems in some areas might be that the buses erm do n't erm that there is an insufficient bus service late in the evening , so a lot of kids hang about waiting for a bus and get into trouble waiting . |
| 3 | Should we then insist that it is all SEGLAB 's fault and sit back waiting for it to improve ? |
| 4 | sit here waiting for it |
| 5 | They sit around waiting for Daryl . |
| 6 | I lay there waiting for the half-hour to pass ; and the silence of the house was still , that day , much more a silence of peace than one of fear . |
| 7 | ‘ I heard a vroom and a thud and then just lay there waiting for an explosion . |