Example sentences of "is wait for a " in BNC.

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1 This process , a little like blood-grouping , is used to match tissues from a donor with the tissues of a prospective patient who is waiting for a kidney transplant .
2 Home care for the stroke patient may be chosen because the patient 's doctor feels that the necessary rehabilitation can be done at home , or might be best done at home ; the patient may be more comfortable , and therefore more co-operative to treatment if he remains among familiar surroundings ; he might be liable to excessive stress if parted from his close family , friends or a beloved pet ; or it may be a temporary situation , in which the patient is waiting for a bed in a specialist rehabilitation unit to become available .
3 Kowalik is waiting for a telephone call from Ipswich and will come straight over if requested .
4 Sect leader David Koresh , who claims he is Jesus Christ , has told negotiators he is waiting for a ‘ message from God ’ before deciding what to do next .
5 THE oldest one in the book is waiting for a corner and treading on everyone 's toes on a freezing January day .
6 She wrote : ‘ My mum is waiting for a heart-lung transplant .
7 Well I feel erm really that we should have a little bit more compassion amongst ourselves as women and when I had my first child I had a very good friend who went through the pregnancy with me who is waiting for a child to arrive by adoption , and she had the baby a couple of months after I had my baby .
8 1.42 One of the main reasons for delay in personal injury cases is the fact that the plaintiff 's solicitor is waiting for a medical prognosis before being able to quantify the claim .
9 Throughout this turn , he is waiting for a favourable reaction from the two footballers and , in significant contrast to his argument with Hollar , adopts a much less formal register in order not to alienate them .
10 PENNSYLVANIA governor Robert Casey , 61 , who is waiting for a heart-and-liver transplant , is continuing his duties from his hospital room .
11 This is a time for action … the country is waiting for an inspiring lead on a programme of courageous national reconstruction .
12 However , if the customer is waiting for an immediate answer , there is no time for this .
13 In future all organs recovered in Scotland will be used here except in cases where no-one is waiting for an operation , when the organs will be used elsewhere in Britain .
14 At that particular time I would n't tell them anything , all my all at that particular time is waiting for an appointment to see them .
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