Example sentences of "and waiting for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I thought blimey , he 's a mongol , you know , when you 're looking at them , and then I was looking at the nurses and waiting for everyone to say something , and nobody said nothing . |
| 2 | We 've got to be pro-active about this , it 's no good simply sitting back and waiting for whatever government is in power , to impose certain regulations , certain restrictions , certain proposals . |
| 3 | The abbot 's guests had dispersed decorously , Rémy and Earl Robert in amicable company to the guesthall , where Bénezet was already returned from his evening in the town , in good time to attend his lord , as the earl 's two squires stood ready and waiting for theirs . |
| 4 | Watching him and waiting for something . |
| 5 | They all seemed to be watching us and waiting for something spectacular to take place . |
| 6 | Marian was deep in thought but what she was thinking about she hardly knew : only that there was distance and stillness all around her and that the forest seemed to be watching her , and waiting for something to happen . |
| 7 | They had stayed while the sun went down and all the time Tom had lain watching and waiting for something to happen — for something was bound to happen , otherwise for what reason had they come ? |
| 8 | A fortnight away by the sea and when they came back , the flat all ready and waiting for them . |
| 9 | They had plenty of berries and there would be jobs ready and waiting for them . |
| 10 | Horses nearly always hesitate when they are led into a dark stable at night , even if they know their dinner is ready and waiting for them there . |
| 11 | The explanation has to be that the company shot itself in the foot by announcing the Sparcsystem 10 machines with such a long lead time , many would-be customers are holding back and waiting for them , and that things will not really start to pick up until those start shipping around September time — which suggests that dullness will continue for the current quarter . |
| 12 | In essence , what has stood me in good stead all these years in broadcasting is spotting good people and waiting for them to come forward with what interests them ; what obsessions , what passions they have in translating those into programmes . |
| 13 | Felipe was out of the water and waiting for them as they arrived at the place where the lake quietly lapped the path . |
| 14 | I always wore clogs , and if an iron came off while I was cycling to town I could take it to him , go off somewhere like the pictures , and it would be ready and waiting for me straight afterwards . |
| 15 | But , oh he 's quite happy , he 'll curl up in the back of a car , but when I come home and he goes so berserk if I 've left him at home , I know that he 's been watching and listening and waiting for me all that time . |
| 16 | She knew nothing of the future other than that it was an inhospitable fog that no-one had any choice but to enter , but she was certain that there was a scene all laid-out and waiting for her where she brought in the name of the man — or woman — who 'd first talked to Chrissie and then run her down . |
| 17 | He walked out , closing the door firmly , and Maggie quickly switched off the lamp , huddling down in bed and waiting for her heart to right itself . |
| 18 | The class remained quiet , watching her and waiting for what was coming next . |
| 19 | He 'll have been sending his money out there for years , all ready and waiting for him to arrive . ’ |
| 20 | By the time he had locked off the plane 's controls and opened the door , Ahmed Myeloski was out of the Lada and waiting for him by the side of the executive jet . |
| 21 | Thinking of the girl who would probably be up and dressed and waiting for him to go downstairs , Harry frowned uneasily . |
| 22 | But he had been unafraid , although a tremor had gone through him as he entered the great Sun Chamber and found Dierdriu alone and waiting for him . |
| 23 | But there was no time to give this disturbing idea attention ; Tealtaoich was nearly at the Trees and the Trees were grouped together watching him and waiting for him in complete silence and it was important not to miss a single instant of any of it . |
| 24 | I was too busy holding on to the edge of my chair and waiting for him to rise twenty feet in the air . |
| 25 | Cornelius woke again to find the world up and waiting for him . |
| 26 | ‘ There 's this fascinating gestation period between listening to something and waiting for it to come out in your playing . |
| 27 | As we passed people stood back on either side , loud-mouthed apprentices and washerwomen in leather clogs stopping their noisy clatter and waiting for us to pass . |
| 28 | She was no longer safely where he had left her and waiting for his return . |
| 29 | and waiting for his next one to come |
| 30 | I stood looking down a flight of seven stairs in my Afro wig , custom-built frock and charm bracelet , listening to the band tune up and waiting for my intro . |