Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [be] wait for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now the council is waiting for the car parks firm to solve the crash barrier problem . |
| 2 | The Secretary-General 's waiting for the doctor 's report before coming to a decision . ’ |
| 3 | The only way to change the Court was to wait for the justices ( of whom there were nine ) either to die or retire , and appoint replacements who would support the New Deal . |
| 4 | It 's as if the name were waiting for the man , and for the novel which will transpersonalize or socialize the murderous concept : ‘ social unsteadiness , as Shatov says ’ and as we read in the Possessed notebooks . |
| 5 | The nation was waiting for an important announcement on the outcome of the talks . |
| 6 | THE oldest one in the book is waiting for a corner and treading on everyone 's toes on a freezing January day . |
| 7 | However , if the customer is waiting for an immediate answer , there is no time for this . |
| 8 | This is a time for action … the country is waiting for an inspiring lead on a programme of courageous national reconstruction . |
| 9 | Home care for the stroke patient may be chosen because the patient 's doctor feels that the necessary rehabilitation can be done at home , or might be best done at home ; the patient may be more comfortable , and therefore more co-operative to treatment if he remains among familiar surroundings ; he might be liable to excessive stress if parted from his close family , friends or a beloved pet ; or it may be a temporary situation , in which the patient is waiting for a bed in a specialist rehabilitation unit to become available . |
| 10 | The prison is waiting for the man to call again . |