Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] have [be] [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I will store the incident with the others ; this one feels like the straw my back had been waiting for . |
| 2 | Is the Chancellor aware that not so long ago I met a chap in Blackpool who said to me , ’ When you see that Chancellor of the Duchy , tell him that I want to give him a piece of my mind : not only is the poll tax three times higher than the rates , but I have lost my job , my wife has been waiting for an operation for two years , my daughter has lost her maternity grant through this Tory Government and my son has lost his income support — so when you see the chairman of the Tory party , will you tell him that I want to meet him to discuss this matter at the top of the Blackpool Tower ? ’ |
| 3 | Miss Gregg told detectives her mother had been waiting for the handyman to call at the time of her death . |
| 4 | Duncan , whose health had been failing for several years , died in West Park , Elgin , 23 May 1863 . |
| 5 | His next move was to Madrid , an upheaval that he and his girlfriend had been planning for some time , and there his photographic education continued apace , despite one or two minor problems . |
| 6 | Due to the fact that his marriage had been heading for the rocks ? |
| 7 | He told officers that his friend had been looking for Carol in Bristol on the Friday before she died . |
| 8 | His lordship 's been calling for you . ’ |
| 9 | Your mistress has been ringing for you this past fifteen minutes ! ’ |
| 10 | Our fellow-traveller had been mumbling for some time that he would ‘ hae tae get oot ! ’ . |
| 11 | Your wife 's been asking for you — ’ |
| 12 | Wait until your baby has been walking for a few weeks before taking her for the first shoe fitting , as toes are crucial in gripping the floor while learning to toddle . |