Example sentences of "'re waiting for " in BNC.

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1 In fact its name still adorns the large office block in Paddock Wood — they 're waiting for the Friends of Felix Dhjerzinsky to come and remove it — but below is enscribed the new and politically squeaky-clean name of ‘ English Hops ’ .
2 By the time the two week World Film Festival winds down at the beginning of September most of the cinephiles standing in the long queues at the box office have no idea what they 're waiting for ; they 'll watch anything that moves .
3 ‘ They 're waiting for you in the alley way at the back of the shop .
4 Where is the person you 're waiting for ? ’
5 Okay get that dialling digit busy , we 're waiting for your call and we 'll be onto the lucky winner as soon as the competition closes .
6 Supposing you run out of hotplates and there 's no space to heat up the gravy , or will the sprouts get cold while you 're waiting for the potatoes to cook ?
7 And all the way through the film these things were happening and you 're waiting for the thrilling resolution .
8 ‘ Och , they 're waiting for Happy Hour . ’
9 They 're waiting for us to open the gate . ’
10 They 're waiting for the little green men , he thought .
11 So even if you 're waiting for a sloth to move , you 'll never get tired .
12 A BSkyB spokesman said : ‘ We 're waiting for the various football bodies to sort the matter out . ’
13 ‘ I believe you 're waiting for a hip replacement . ’
14 Perhaps we , I mean , then British Section said to us on this erm and I 'd s , already said I think er by the time it got to this stage of conversation that we were without a prisoner at the moment , but , but awaiting one , and he said well , that would ex , that would explain it because er , until we initiate it , British Section initiates it you wo n't get another prisoner , they 're waiting for conformation from R E S
15 " We 're waiting for news on what we can expect the market to be doing tomorrow .
16 They 're waiting for us . "
17 " We 're waiting for you , and getting wetter every moment . "
18 The police have sor , have got a copy of our emergency evacuation procedures , at the moment we 're waiting for them to return it to us .
19 Erm and , anyway , on the health and safety contractors on site thing Stuart has actually read the documentation and he 's quite happy with it , and we 're waiting for you and Martin to feed back as well on it .
20 He 's he 's not come yet so erm Perhaps while while we 're waiting for the others I 'll just say a few words about the building , because erm from out here you can see er quite clearly that the central portion of the building is the oldest erm from if you look at the state of the stonework .
21 ‘ They 're waiting for me at the station . ’
22 They 're waiting for us .
23 When you 're waiting for parole you go all funny — it 's like having a baby all over again .
24 We 're waiting for the lost and founds .
25 After a pause , he says , ‘ Why do n't you have a little talk with Heavenly Father while you 're waiting for me ?
26 Waiting can be quite constructive if you have a clear idea of what you 're waiting for . ’
27 We 're waiting for you to start .
28 And while we 're waiting for them , Bill Saltman 's gone off to direct the establishment of white slavery in South America .
29 Perhaps they 're waiting for the police to lose interest . ’
30 ‘ We 're waiting for more evidence .
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