Example sentences of "they [be] wait for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Health Authority say they are waiting for the results of national pay talks before coming to an agreement with their clerical workers . |
| 2 | Now hopefully , Dick said they 're palletizing while they 're waiting for the containers they 're also palletizing the rest of that stuff . |
| 3 | In fact its name still adorns the large office block in Paddock Wood — they 're waiting for the Friends of Felix Dhjerzinsky to come and remove it — but below is enscribed the new and politically squeaky-clean name of ‘ English Hops ’ . |
| 4 | They 're waiting for the storm too , you know . |
| 5 | Now it rains underneath and oh er the switch is gone and I 'm waiting cos they 're a shop , I think they 've never been down , while they 're waiting for the rep to come . |
| 6 | Perhaps they 're waiting for the police to lose interest . ’ |
| 7 | He let go of Garty and shouted : ‘ They be waiting for the Battle this half hour out in St Thomas 's Street . |
| 8 | During the months they were waiting for the divorce he came to see her nearly every day . |
| 9 | yeah but he do n't get done , he does n't get done , that is the problem , the kids do n't , I 've written a letter to Mr yesterday , why they were waiting for the games teacher he was hitting Geoffrey and he gave him a dead leg , kneeing him in the leg , he said before drama , he 's got drama tomorrow he says he hates drama because the teacher takes no notice , he said one week Stuart was hitting me with a stick and the teacher just said calm down you boys , and he was being hit with a stick oh no and this I find totally disgusting and I feel like complaining about this , one of the teachers and I do n't know whether its drama yeah I think it was drama and |
| 10 | Then they were waiting for the fun to start . |
| 11 | They were waiting for the kettle to boil when the telephone rang again and Helen picked it up . |
| 12 | While they were waiting for the targets to be set up , Burun took Rostov aside . |
| 13 | Only when they were sitting down in the chop-house and Dr Neil had ordered them soup and rolls , followed by lamb chops with seasonal vegetables , and a glass of red wine each — ‘ Good for your shattered nerves , ’ he said gravely — and they were waiting for the soup to arrive did Sally-Anne have time to look about her . |
| 14 | They were waiting for the lift when they saw a man come hurrying in through the swing doors . |
| 15 | While they were waiting for the warrant to arrive the Captain telephoned the American Consulate to inform them of Deborah Maxwell 's citizenship . |