Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] be waiting for [adj] " in BNC.

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1 I 'd been waiting for some opportunity to show off , to draw attention to myself .
2 She 'd been waiting for this moment for so long , and all she could do , now that it had finally arrived , was think the worst of him , instead of simply being happy to see him again .
3 It was as if she had been waiting for this moment for four years or more .
4 Tuesday — could it really be only Tuesday when now every cell of her body was alight with a feedback intelligence that told her she had been waiting for this man all her life …
5 We had been waiting for three days behind Serbian lines .
6 They had been waiting for high water so that they could sail alongside in a civilised manner .
7 This was ‘ Ace 's wave ’ , the one he 'd been waiting for all his life .
8 In February 1756 reference is made to four illustrations ‘ sent some time since by our friend , Mr. Collinson ’ and Miller said he would have sent others except for the fact that he had been waiting for better colourists .
9 As everyone turned to look at him , Jinny realized that he had been waiting for this moment all the time he was explaining his plan .
10 He looked as if he had been waiting for some time .
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