Example sentences of "[noun pl] be [v-ing] for [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A whole host of patterns are waiting for you to find and use them . |
| 2 | from Northern Ireland there 's big Billy Hamilton … he 's an old Oxford favourite … the fans were calling for him on saturday … he 's done well with Distillery … |
| 3 | from Northern Ireland there 's big Billy Hamilton … he 's an old Oxford favourite … the fans were calling for him on saturday … he 's done well with Distillery … |
| 4 | When the fans were screaming for him to play Clive Allen , Reid kept him on the bench . |
| 5 | The bantams were waiting for her to let them out of their safe house . |
| 6 | When he arrived at work that morning the result of their labours was waiting for him in a blue folder . |
| 7 | Government grant and my parents are paying for it anyway . |
| 8 | The blacks are planning for them ; the whites preparing . |
| 9 | What other surprises were waiting for him ? |
| 10 | In fact they had known all about Crabb 's venture before they arrived at Portsmouth and their frogmen were waiting for him as he approached the cruiser . |
| 11 | That night as Tess entered the bedroom , all three dairymaids were waiting for her . |
| 12 | The European countryside , dotted with small villages , was beautiful , but when we landed in Cannes officials were waiting for us . |
| 13 | Do you think teams are waiting for you to prove your fitness ? |
| 14 | All the families are watching for him , to drive him off … ’ |
| 15 | Harry , Lord Monchensey , has returned after an absence of eight years to the family home of Wishwood where his mother and other relatives are waiting for him . |
| 16 | Our own research has shown that OVER two million four hundred thousand properties are waiting for us ! |
| 17 | The way things are going for him right now , he would grab a hat-trick if he played up front . |
| 18 | ‘ The way things are going for us , anything is possible , ’ said the goalkeeper . |
| 19 | The Santerres were waiting for us with Bowyer who looked as if he had really settled in , shirt open at the collar , stubby feet enclosed in buskins whilst his fat face was flushed with drink and his breath smelt like a wine press . |
| 20 | Send off now — 140 delicious new recipes are waiting for you . |
| 21 | Well , er the C B I and other bodies are pressing for them to come down at once , er John Major has said it 's only a question of time . |
| 22 | Where a host of crooks was looking for me . |
| 23 | In those areas people can see what Labour councillors are doing for them and they only have to look at what Labour councillors are achieving locally and they will transfer their votes to labour for a national election ’ . |
| 24 | ‘ Your friends are waiting for us ? |
| 25 | Rats in cages have been injected with it and now the scientists are waiting for them to get ill so they can try and cure them . |
| 26 | Swire Sugden and his three chins were waiting for me . |
| 27 | Parents are now having second thoughts : ‘ I 've heard people saying they would n't have chosen to put their children in school , but their friends were going for it and they were afraid they would miss out , ’ she said . |
| 28 | From the letter Brian had received from the newspaper last November , we knew that his sisters and friends were working for him and we had also heard that Jill , Nick Toksvig and other friends were active on my behalf . |
| 29 | All too quickly , he was back in Fagin 's house , where his old friends were waiting for him . |
| 30 | His search , the place where he was needed , had now become the auditorium , the balcony where his friends were waiting for him . |