Example sentences of "[was/were] waiting for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some were waiting for spare parts from Cairo , some were waiting on instructions from their owners , some were going downriver . |
| 2 | Is it the person you were waiting for earlier … ? |
| 3 | Handed over in 1939 by Its owners In response to an advertisement in The Times , Youth Allyah decided to use it as a transit camp for refugee children who were waiting for permanent hachshara . |
| 4 | ‘ I was waiting for that ! ’ |
| 5 | Oh we I thought that was made and was waiting for that . |
| 6 | I was waiting for that ! |
| 7 | For they knew perfectly well that Lothar was waiting for one thing to happen before engaging in battle : one thing which would make him too feel he could win . |
| 8 | Everyone was waiting for twelve o'clock , for 1990 to begin . |
| 9 | IBM was waiting for this decision and quickly became more aggressive at home and abroad . |
| 10 | ‘ On that Sunday evening , ’ Corbett asked , ‘ do you think Lady Eleanor was waiting for this lover ? |
| 11 | An uncomfortable pause while he sat forward on the sofa holding his coffee cup in both hands and gazing into it as if he was waiting for some kind of chemical reaction . |
| 12 | She said that she was waiting for some of her belongings to be sent on , but she 'd supply all her tax and National Insurance details as soon as they came . |
| 13 | less than an hour , oh I was waiting for those results well I 'd drink me tea as well obviously but |
| 14 | When I went to Drake Hall on one sentence I was waiting for another court case as well , a conspiracy case , a big one . |
| 15 | I was waiting for another piglet and whoops , there it was . |
| 16 | It was the first sound of only partial acceptance ; Jezrael was waiting for more . |