Example sentences of "have been waiting for a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Barbados has been waiting for a hotel of this calibre for a very long time . ’
2 Columbia 's payload has been waiting for a shuttle ride since nineteen eighty six .
3 They 'd been waiting for a council house for 5 years .
4 Prince Charles said he 'd been waiting for a year for the chance to speak publiclty about the fate of the Marsh Arabs .
5 Because of the recession , stockpiles of ‘ new ’ cars had been waiting for a buyer for up to two years .
6 A shopkeeper had a dispute with a customer , a woman who had been waiting for a bus had popped in to mention parking on the footpath at weekends , the school had organised some Maypole dancing and wondered if part of the car park could be cordoned off , somebody else wanted vehicle watch forms .
7 One particularly nasty German television journalist informed me that he had been waiting for a month and if anyone was getting near Ortega , it was him .
8 The length of time they have been waiting for a house or factors such as overcrowding and damp are far more important than marital status , Mrs Smith said .
9 I have been waiting for a lift for four hours .
10 For two years Kelly 's been waiting for a heart and lung transplant , the only cure for her condition .
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