Example sentences of "[pron] has been waiting [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's their last song , the one everyone has been waiting for , it 's their biggest hit — it 's a hysterical cock-up . |
| 2 | That news will come as a welcome relief to the authority , which has been waiting for more than three months for a reply from the Home Secretary . |
| 3 | Jenny Pitman is another who has been waiting for the rain before releasing a very strong team . |
| 4 | But Price , who has been waiting for his first major title since blowing the British Open ten years ago , said : ‘ I learned from his example , watching his Open triumph at Muirfield . ’ |
| 5 | Marjorie Thomas , 35 , who has been waiting since August 1989 for surgery on an eye condition , said the claims are no consolation . |
| 6 | The kennel maid remarked , ‘ There 's something queer about that animal , she has been waiting for you since early this morning . |
| 7 | Mum Cheryl needs a heart-lung transplant but she has been waiting in vain for a donor since January . |
| 8 | Bowie has already made a name for himself as an actor in a string of top movies , including The Hunger and The Man Who Fell To Earth , but this is the TV break he has been waiting for . |
| 9 | He has been waiting for the right offer for some time after turning down an approach from Italian club Pisa several seasons ago . |
| 10 | I feel that he has been waiting for me to get home so he can demonstrate this talent . |
| 11 | He has been waiting for his allowance since first putting in a claim for the new benefit on April 24 , more than six months ago . |