Example sentences of "waiting at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Occasionally athletes are kept waiting at the start for a minute or so until television is ready . |
| 2 | Your cousin in Chicago will not thank you if he spends hours waiting at the world 's busiest airport while you 're supernumerary in San Jose . |
| 3 | As I clambered out of the trench and made my way across to Brigade H.Q I could see the jeep with the stretchers on top waiting at the entrance to the orchard . |
| 4 | At the TUC conference , which was intended by its chairman , David Basnett , to be a pre-election rally , the premier displayed some unwonted frivolity , singing an old music-hall song about ‘ There she was , waiting at the church ’ . |
| 5 | Paul , her husband , generally left before seven and had lunch out with one of his friends , while she used her free day to take care of a thousand chores more annoying than the duties of her job : she had to go to the post office and fret for half an hour in a queue , go shopping in the supermarket , where she quarrelled with the saleswoman and wasted time waiting at the check-out , telephone the plumber and plead with him to be precisely on time so that she would n't have to wait the whole day for him . |
| 6 | ‘ All the people waiting at the bus stops were shrivelled up with the cold ; they looked so miserable standing there but cheered up when they saw us coming along . |
| 7 | He 'll be waiting at the station and we ca n't make it now . |
| 8 | Once , I was waiting at the bus stop one Sunday with my bags packed ready to go to Sheffield when Otley came running up : ‘ Do n't you want to see Fragile Earth ? |
| 9 | Male indris respect female rights , waiting at the bottom of trees until the females have finished feeding ( and getting a clip round the ear if they do n't ) . |
| 10 | Such enthusiasm , John Campbell thought wryly , taking his sister 's hand to lead her towards Abbot Kenneth standing waiting at the head of the hall . |
| 11 | I went to Southport and was waiting at the hotel for Lee when I saw him roll up . |
| 12 | If advance arrangements have been made for a car to be waiting at the Hill Inn in Chapel-le-Dale to give a return to Ingleton in effortless comfort , the route followed by Three peaks walkers from Whernside 's summit is the best to adopt . |
| 13 | We hoped it would be waiting at the post office at Tamanrasset , the last town before the Niger border . |
| 14 | And off she went into the crowd waiting at the platform until she was lost to sight . |
| 15 | Luke and Sonny knew he was coming on the afternoon train ; they should have been waiting at the railway station with the horse and trap . |
| 16 | Temptation proved too strong one night when there were some naval cadets in the audience who threw flowers and chocolates up to the troupe and were waiting at the stage door after the show . |
| 17 | In the suburbs and , especially in rural areas , the frequency of public transport can make all the difference between attending an activity that you enjoy and spending cold , wet afternoons waiting at the bus stops . |
| 18 | The families and friends waiting at the airport saw the plane break from a cloud at about 700 feet and make its final descent . |
| 19 | In the last month before war was declared , families who were still on the waiting list for places on the Kindertransporte , but knew they had little chance of moving up the queue , took to waiting at the main rail stations , watching and hoping . |
| 20 | Waiting at the border was the irrepressible Gertrude Wijsmüller with a bus she had managed to commandeer . |
| 21 | But before climbing the notched-pole ladder to another person 's house , it was best to shout up from the ground , because the household dog was often waiting at the top , snarling viciously and waiting to attack . |
| 22 | Bill Morrison was posted here during the war and amazed everyone by contacting the hotel in 1991 to return one of their beer glasses which he had had since waiting at the bar one night during the way only to have them run out of beer . |
| 23 | The ‘ Lord Mayor ’ and his ‘ Lady ’ appear at the door of the Forrester 's Arms and climb into the trap which is waiting at the door . |
| 24 | A short tubby man was waiting at the Font door in grey overalls , beaming . |
| 25 | Traditionally everything is carried in baskets on the head or shoulders , and you can often see these large wicker baskets full of cabbage , potatoes , oranges , apples or whatever is in season waiting at the side of the road for transport to the market in Funchal . |
| 26 | ‘ Oh , do hurry , ’ said Zach who was standing waiting at the door . |
| 27 | Waiting for Jane 's Addiction to come on is like waiting at the altar — there are moments when you 're certain they will blow you out . |
| 28 | Waiting at the airport is the Mercedes limousine taxi of Monsieur Leclerc , one of the best-known local characters , whose wife runs a bed-and-breakfast business at her spotless guest house downtown . |
| 29 | His wife , Victoria , was waiting at the roadside , with sons Reyniel , 11 , and Alejandro , six . |
| 30 | ‘ Police have been waiting at the top to take the things off them . ’ |