Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [be] wait for " in BNC.
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| 1 | A case involving a company called Coloroll has been waiting for resolution by the European Court . |
| 2 | Marie had been waiting for him out in the car-park . |
| 3 | Was this what Edward had been waiting for ? |
| 4 | But he had barely been gone for an hour when there came the signal that Thorfinn had been waiting for . |
| 5 | Charlotte and Alexander have been waiting for years . |
| 6 | England have been waiting for Chris Lewis to establish himself as a genuine allrounder since he made his debut in 1990 . |
| 7 | The government had already agreed to meeting Unita this week and the UN had been waiting for Unita to set the date , UN officials said . |
| 8 | Her feeling was that Meryl had been waiting for someone … |
| 9 | Although the citadel had been rebuilt by the Emperor Gia Long in 1802 , its palaces and temples had been designed and constructed faithfully in the style favoured by China 's Ming emperors and at the entrance to the Dai Noi , the Imperial City itself , Tran Van Hieu had been waiting for him in the shadow of the Ngo Mon , the " Bull Gate " roofed in gold tiles like the Gate of Heavenly Peace in Peking . |
| 10 | Rab had been waiting for him . |
| 11 | Mrs Shirley Hayden , headteacher of Our Lady 's school in nearby Crowthorne , Berks , said : ‘ Oliver had been waiting for his mother to pick him up as usual at 3.15pm . |
| 12 | That game proved to be the turning point in the club 's fortunes , and although there have been too many false dawns already in a thus far unsuccessful return , maybe last night 's victory is the break Kendall has been waiting for . |
| 13 | Dowd had been waiting for this man , Matthias McGann , to say his piece . |
| 14 | IS THIS the dream ticket America has been waiting for — presidential hopeful Bill Clinton and superstar Barbra Streisand ? |
| 15 | Boisson had been waiting for them . |
| 16 | For two years Kelly 's been waiting for a heart and lung transplant , the only cure for her condition . |
| 17 | ‘ Barbados has been waiting for a hotel of this calibre for a very long time . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ It seems as if John had been waiting for them to leave . |