Example sentences of "waiting for it " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sat waiting for it to come back to life . |
| 2 | Use his name once a performance : keep 'em waiting for it . |
| 3 | If they do not , Britain will be unable to claim money waiting for it in Brussels . |
| 4 | Truth to tell , we have been waiting for it since Genesis 12 . |
| 5 | But you 're just waiting for it to happen . ’ |
| 6 | The librarian handed it to Roland Michell , who was sitting waiting for it in the Reading Room of the London Library . |
| 7 | Mr Piggott was standing morosely by the kettle waiting for it to boil . |
| 8 | I am convinced that this is because the barbel are so conditioned to seeing this plastic larder pop through the surface and spread good things to eat along the bottom , they are waiting for it to happen . |
| 9 | It soon became evident that the orchestra was fractionally behind on several entries — not enough to unsettle the soloist-aware listener , but after a while I was just waiting for it to happen . |
| 10 | It dare not come out , in case the source of the pain is waiting for it , and so it remains there , dying alone and in private . |
| 11 | The weather ca n't be controlled and I hate sitting around waiting for it to clear up because I ca n't sit still for too long ! |
| 12 | She believed in the ship , and was waiting for it . |
| 13 | She had just poured the boiling water on the tea and was standing waiting for it to brew when she heard Alex 's footsteps on the stairs and , turning , she saw his tall figure blocking the kitchen door . |
| 14 | Listening to Friends on the album , I was waiting for it to modulate to a minor key in the middle … |
| 15 | ‘ There 's this fascinating gestation period between listening to something and waiting for it to come out in your playing . |
| 16 | I am waiting for it eagerly , as so few are to one 's mind in these days . |
| 17 | Sir Peter has sold the film rights to Romulus Films — but do n't hold your breath waiting for it . |
| 18 | They 've been waiting for it . |
| 19 | Two of them look at their leader , waiting for it to say something suitable for this historic occasion . |
| 20 | Following this ritual , she was separated from Annabel while waiting for it to be decided which class she would attend first . |
| 21 | They attacked life , they did n't sit quietly around waiting for it to flatten them . |
| 22 | The train gave a lurch , a kind of belch , and she held on , held her breath , waiting for it to start . |
| 23 | Now that there is one , it 's a little late to get hysterical — better to accept the consolation that the animal has integrated itself into the landscape , almost as if a place was waiting for it . |
| 24 | After 16 years you ought to be fluent in the language and , if you make this a priority now , you 'll be enhancing this phase of your life instead of simply waiting for it to pass . |
| 25 | I 've been staring at it for the past hour , waiting for it to start twitching around like a fat little worm on a fishing hook . |
| 26 | Your dramatic gestures will certainly mesmerize them , but they will be staring apprehensively at the glass , or laughing hysterically waiting for it to fall ! |
| 27 | And of course being on the air current it went on its way back and what was waiting for it here ? |
| 28 | Detective Inspector Frank Gregson tapped agitatedly on the steering wheel as he looked up at the red light , waiting for it to change . |
| 29 | Gilbert kept his eyes screwed shut , waiting for it to return . |
| 30 | He knows he is behaving well , that his behaviour slots precisely , with a well-oiled click , into the space in the universe that 's waiting for it . |