Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] wait for [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No doubt the whole neighbourhood 's waiting for me to make an honest woman of you . " |
| 2 | Johnny Boy was waiting for someone to pull into his driveway . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | little boy had been to school and his mother and father was waiting for him to come home . |
| 5 | My aunt and uncle were waiting for us to come through . |
| 6 | Mungo had a strong sensation that the dark cavity was waiting for something to happen . |
| 7 | ‘ And Spain was a cosy hideaway for our export villains ; ergo , her boyfriend was waiting for her to join him on the Costa del Crook . ’ |