Example sentences of "they had [be] waiting for " in BNC.
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| 1 | They had been waiting for them , forewarned , rifles at the ready . |
| 2 | For her parents Fran and Les , it was the day they had been waiting for . |
| 3 | The parents were outraged ; the managers had got the opportunity they had been waiting for . |
| 4 | A crowd of eager customers would be awaiting his arrival outside the shops and attack him for the particular colour , size or style of dress they had been waiting for . |
| 5 | There was restrained optimism among Wickham 's team that this could be the lead they had been waiting for . |
| 6 | They had been waiting for high water so that they could sail alongside in a civilised manner . |
| 7 | Maybe this was the break they had been waiting for . |