Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] for him [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The media , in the meantime , were clamouring for him to marry . |
| 2 | In order to drive home the point that the messianic Spirit , the Spirit of the days of salvation , was really available to all believers , the Spirit had first of all to inspire Peter with his vision of the unclean animals in the sheet which were intended for him to eat , and then to apply that vision to a Gentile officer whose men were at that very moment waiting in the courtyard for Peter to accompany them to Cornelius so that he might receive the good news of Jesus . |
| 3 | The palace was surrounded by a crowd who were shouting for him to speak . |
| 4 | He cleared the image and , for a while sat there , conscious that they were waiting for him to say what was on his mind . |
| 5 | Here we had a man who we knew had serious problems that constituted a danger to himself and others , and we sat back , simply because we were waiting for him to admit he had a problem . ’ |
| 6 | Black clouds were rolling up over the forest to his right , which now looked hostile , as though it were waiting for him to make a false move ; to tall perhaps , so that it could advance and swallow him , like a wild animal . |
| 7 | When the fans were screaming for him to play Clive Allen , Reid kept him on the bench . |
| 8 | But this , this bloke has sort of said , ooh he said , apparently one of the blokes that were working for him said that he had overheard him saying they were gon na burn the coach out . |
| 9 | They had even heard that Angel 's family were planning for him to marry a neighbour 's daughter . |
| 10 | What I did was to wait for him to unbolt the door , which opens outwards . |
| 11 | An appointment was made for him to see an orthopaedic consultant who had a monthly clinic in Bala . |
| 12 | Great-Uncle Isaac at Dummah Hill , where Father was living and working , was kin to the brothers so an arrangement was made for him to take over the land . |
| 13 | Her most recent urine was saved for him to inspect . |
| 14 | He thought that the Robemaker was waiting for him to do so ; perhaps somehow to indicate that he would ask for mercy , but he had done nothing . |
| 15 | I was waiting for him to say they were drugged to keep them quiet — their huge eyes blinked as if they were half asleep . |
| 16 | If she was waiting for him to say that she did n't need to diet she had a long wait . |
| 17 | I was waiting for him to say he went out and rolled in the snow because that 's the proper end is n't it ? |
| 18 | Knowing how highly strung he was , everyone was waiting for him to crack — including me — but this was a different Tom . |
| 19 | ah yes but it was waiting for him to see you |
| 20 | She was waiting for him to kiss her , he realized , and it seemed suddenly to be the natural thing to do . |
| 21 | There was a pause ; she was waiting for him to react . |
| 22 | She was waiting for him to make some reply , and he said slowly : ‘ I guess you must be homesick , now Captain Dawson is n't here . ’ |
| 23 | He met people , made friends and absent-mindedly let them drive him home to his parents , forgetting the bride upstairs who was waiting for him to come and claim his ‘ marital rights ’ . |
| 24 | She was waiting for him to come home , when Liddy knocked and entered . |
| 25 | She was waiting for him to come back when the telephone rang . |
| 26 | little boy had been to school and his mother and father was waiting for him to come home . |
| 27 | Cowslip himself was at the other end of the hall and Hazel realized that he was waiting for him to reply . |
| 28 | He kept asking her to get to the point as he was in a meeting , while she was waiting for him to get to the point , since , as far as she was aware , he 'd made the call to her in the first place . |
| 29 | He was waiting for him to get up . |
| 30 | And with the forwards winning quality possession the stage was set for him to re-establish his reputation as Britain 's No1 stand off . |