Example sentences of "be wait for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When you 're waiting for parole you go all funny — it 's like having a baby all over again . |
| 2 | " We 're waiting for news on what we can expect the market to be doing tomorrow . |
| 3 | Perhaps we , I mean , then British Section said to us on this erm and I 'd s , already said I think er by the time it got to this stage of conversation that we were without a prisoner at the moment , but , but awaiting one , and he said well , that would ex , that would explain it because er , until we initiate it , British Section initiates it you wo n't get another prisoner , they 're waiting for conformation from R E S |
| 4 | All afternoon she had been waiting for evidence of the racing rumour-machine at work . |
| 5 | The station was overflowing with badly wounded who had already been waiting for treatment for several days . |
| 6 | A case involving a company called Coloroll has been waiting for resolution by the European Court . |
| 7 | The Chancellor has been waiting for Father Christmas since the spring , and I do not think that Father Christmas will arrive for him before 25 December . |
| 8 | Community nurses have been waiting for news about how they are to be organised for some time , and uncertainty about the future is always bad for morale . |
| 9 | I found him in the Grange garden , where he had been waiting for news all night . |
| 10 | Thus ( 15a ) presupposes that the person referred to by I has been waiting for news about someone whom he thought to be in danger , whereas ( 15b ) does not , and might be said rather by someone who is comparing himself with other people who do not know this fact . |
| 11 | are waiting for Legion to possess them , |
| 12 | For example , an analysis of ophthalmology waiting lists has shown that the vast majority of patients are waiting for cataract extraction ( Drummond & Yates , 1988 ) . |
| 13 | To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many in-patients are waiting for treatment currently ; and how many were waiting in March 1979 . |
| 14 | There are many vulnerable people — such as the lady whom I mentioned — who are waiting for treatment , and whose fears and emotions can be exploited . |
| 15 | Regional health authorities are waiting for news of their allocation and meetings are to be held between the hospice and Darlington Health Authority chiefs this week to discuss details of the services to benefit from the extra cash . |
| 16 | are waiting for interview . |
| 17 | I 'm waiting for Home and Away and that so I can start the tape . |
| 18 | Let's fly along , wings I 'm waiting for sex , oh yeah , Stuart looking out they 're the banana boy 's |
| 19 | The Trees seemed to be waiting for Tealtaoich to make the first move and the largest of the Oaks had inclined their heads quite courteously . |
| 20 | Britain 's two banned weightlifters were waiting for phone calls that would send them back to Barcelona . |
| 21 | In addition it was assumed that if there were insufficient jobs in Britain , other economies , such as those of America and Australia , were waiting for labour for their own development . |
| 22 | The gang then bribed border officials in Mexico before driving the vehicles to South America , where a steady stream of clients were waiting for delivery . |
| 23 | Well she 's waiting for Home and Away to come on as well . |
| 24 | MacArthur 's waiting for word and then we 'll be on our way , do n't you fret yourself , Jim , son . ’ |
| 25 | Mr Harvey is waiting for confirmation , but it seems pretty certain although it 's very unusual . |
| 26 | There remained one last work for him to complete ; already he had begun writing a play which was to concern a successful public man who , at the end of his life , is waiting for death . |
| 27 | At the end of the day , Tess was waiting for Angel to bring the horse and carriage , when two men passed her in the street . |
| 28 | The following morning , while Morgan was waiting for Stieber at London Airport , Buckmaster joined Marler in the dining-room . |
| 29 | Alice probed Bert ; but , it seemed , he was waiting for Jasper to " formulate a commitment appropriate to our resources " . |
| 30 | I was waiting for death . ’ |