Example sentences of "be wait [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When you 're waiting for parole you go all funny — it 's like having a baby all over again . |
| 2 | " We 're waiting for news on what we can expect the market to be doing tomorrow . |
| 3 | Perhaps we , I mean , then British Section said to us on this erm and I 'd s , already said I think er by the time it got to this stage of conversation that we were without a prisoner at the moment , but , but awaiting one , and he said well , that would ex , that would explain it because er , until we initiate it , British Section initiates it you wo n't get another prisoner , they 're waiting for conformation from R E S |
| 4 | What this means is that you 're the centre of attention and you 're waited on hand and ( of course ) foot . |
| 5 | She had been waiting on Dreadnought to watch the water coming in through the main leak . |
| 6 | All afternoon she had been waiting for evidence of the racing rumour-machine at work . |
| 7 | The station was overflowing with badly wounded who had already been waiting for treatment for several days . |
| 8 | A case involving a company called Coloroll has been waiting for resolution by the European Court . |
| 9 | The Chancellor has been waiting for Father Christmas since the spring , and I do not think that Father Christmas will arrive for him before 25 December . |
| 10 | Community nurses have been waiting for news about how they are to be organised for some time , and uncertainty about the future is always bad for morale . |
| 11 | I found him in the Grange garden , where he had been waiting for news all night . |
| 12 | Thus ( 15a ) presupposes that the person referred to by I has been waiting for news about someone whom he thought to be in danger , whereas ( 15b ) does not , and might be said rather by someone who is comparing himself with other people who do not know this fact . |
| 13 | If I 'd been the archer , I thought , I would have been waiting in position , crouched and camouflaged , endlessly patient , arrow notched on bow . |
| 14 | are waiting for Legion to possess them , |
| 15 | For example , an analysis of ophthalmology waiting lists has shown that the vast majority of patients are waiting for cataract extraction ( Drummond & Yates , 1988 ) . |
| 16 | To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many in-patients are waiting for treatment currently ; and how many were waiting in March 1979 . |
| 17 | There are many vulnerable people — such as the lady whom I mentioned — who are waiting for treatment , and whose fears and emotions can be exploited . |
| 18 | Regional health authorities are waiting for news of their allocation and meetings are to be held between the hospice and Darlington Health Authority chiefs this week to discuss details of the services to benefit from the extra cash . |
| 19 | are waiting for interview . |
| 20 | I 'm waiting for Home and Away and that so I can start the tape . |
| 21 | Let's fly along , wings I 'm waiting for sex , oh yeah , Stuart looking out they 're the banana boy 's |
| 22 | The Trees seemed to be waiting for Tealtaoich to make the first move and the largest of the Oaks had inclined their heads quite courteously . |
| 23 | And the Mayor will be waiting at Mutton House tonight for news of your enterprise . ’ |
| 24 | I for one shall not be waiting with hope a-beating in my breast when Manchester 's Most Indolent resume their careers — DQ |
| 25 | They may stay in bed to all hours , slump in front of the television and expect to be waited on hand , foot and finger . |
| 26 | These are usually very pleasant places by the sea or in the country where you will be waited on hand and foot until you can cope for yourself . |
| 27 | They expect to be waited on hand and foot , they 've got no consideration for others . |
| 28 | The snow continued to fall as the Quattro clawed its way eastward towards whatever it was that they were seeking , whatever terrible things were waiting at journey 's end . |
| 29 | The only words spoken had been to the butler and maid , who were waiting at table and when they rose , Tamar excused herself . |
| 30 | Britain 's two banned weightlifters were waiting for phone calls that would send them back to Barcelona . |