Example sentences of "[conj] [was/were] waiting for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thank you for the notes and letters that were waiting for me when I did arrive home . |
| 2 | It was partly because he got a weird buzz out of scaring himself half to death , and partly because he felt it was a kind of exorcism , to convince him he had control over his fears — and the horrors that were waiting for him round the corner of sleep . |
| 3 | But he did come upon the little house that was waiting for him , in a clearing in the depths , and was cheered by the lines of yellow light he could see between and under the shutters . |
| 4 | The hill that was waiting for me across the next two miles of nothingness was typical of those I had climbed that day — no more than a hundred feet high , with a gradual slope . |
| 5 | Cowley never looked anything less than dapper , in his long black greatcoat , bowler hat on head , umbrella carried over left arm , despite the chauffeured car that was waiting for him not more than a hundred yards away . |
| 6 | There was a car waiting , but because of the fog they abandoned the idea of driving down and went to the railway station , caught a train with minutes to spare , picked up the car that was waiting for them the other end , rang the studio from the car phone to let them know where they were , and ran into London Weekend Television . |
| 7 | When he returned to England from Calcutta , which he did as soon as he was well enough to travel , he did not take up the glorious and interesting life that was waiting for him there , as one would have expected . |
| 8 | She put down the receiver , feeling much happier , and even enjoyed the lukewarm haddock that was waiting for her in the kitchen . |
| 9 | But when they reached the dock and were waiting for the boat to carry them to the camp , Seth snatched the van 's keys , nearly breaking two of Suzy 's fingers in the struggle . |
| 10 | and were waiting for their other house up here to be finished . |
| 11 | I had done all the cooking and was waiting for my husband to come home . |
| 12 | Marion had seen his pennon on the galley , and was waiting for him as he walked tall and dignified behind the little girl . |
| 13 | I went to Westminster one night in mid-March , and was waiting for my bus just outside the Abbey . |
| 14 | She believed in the ship , and was waiting for it . |
| 15 | The other had turned and was waiting for the Genoese , standing off on the landward side with her crossbowmen and hackbutters lining her port rail , fore and aft . |
| 16 | If the maid had arrived and was waiting for them she would have to be driven back to Mondano . |
| 17 | He had risen to his feet and was waiting for her . |
| 18 | Oh we I thought that was made and was waiting for that . |
| 19 | He understood perfectly well , but was waiting for them to make up their minds whether they wanted money or a claim to Asia Minor . |