Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] [pron] [be] wait for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I figured he was waiting for you to wake up , Sleeping-Beauty-style , at which point he 'd marry you and make very tender love to you . ’ |
| 2 | So I said I was waiting for my sister , Mrs Webb . |
| 3 | He never found anything ; when I left he was waiting for a new pair to be brought up from Auckland , and wondering if the insurance company would cough up . |
| 4 | You used it again when you 'd just got off the train from Paddington tonight , when you pretended you were waiting for Mrs Downes — ’ |
| 5 | ‘ A little , ’ she admitted , and because she guessed he was waiting for her to flinch she became determined to show no sign of pain . |
| 6 | She knew he was waiting for her to agree , and it was desperation , pure and simple , she thought , that made her remember the elegant blonde he had been dining with that particular night . |
| 7 | In answer to our enquiries they said they were waiting for goods coming from Egypt to receive customs clearance . |