Example sentences of "was waiting [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , the recording secretary was waiting with the minutes of the last meeting , and Mrs Murphy announced her . |
| 2 | Sapt was waiting with the horses and seconds later we were on our way home . |
| 3 | Once , I was waiting at the bus stop one Sunday with my bags packed ready to go to Sheffield when Otley came running up : ‘ Do n't you want to see Fragile Earth ? |
| 4 | I went to Southport and was waiting at the hotel for Lee when I saw him roll up . |
| 5 | A short tubby man was waiting at the Font door in grey overalls , beaming . |
| 6 | His wife , Victoria , was waiting at the roadside , with sons Reyniel , 11 , and Alejandro , six . |
| 7 | A tower wagon was waiting at the Lower Church Street corner to remove the junction in the overhead wires as soon as the last trolleybus had passed and replace it with plain wires leading only in the Mitcham direction . |
| 8 | The Maggot was waiting at the airstrip . |
| 9 | Sandra was waiting at the door . |
| 10 | A junior night sister was waiting at the dining-room door that next evening . |
| 11 | Chant was waiting at the perimeter , and fished the envelope containing the payment from his inside pocket . |
| 12 | Pinnacle , based in Columbus , Ohio , had originally planned to use the Texas Instruments Inc 64-bit SuperSparc that Sun is using in its latest workstations , but realised some time ago that it was waiting at the back of a long line of manufacturers queuing for a trickle of SuperSparcs being thrown their way . |
| 13 | When he arrived in South Africa , a crowd was waiting at the dock to greet him , and on later visits to the United States he was besieged by autograph hunters and press photographers waiting for him after readings . |
| 14 | Bathsheba knew she must swallow her pride , and called to Laban , who was waiting at the gate . |
| 15 | Natasha was waiting at the door of the apartment when Charlotte emerged from the elevator . |
| 16 | Lord Hulton was waiting at the entrance and I thought I had better warn him . |
| 17 | When I was waiting at the Connons the other night before you all so efficiently arrested me , I had occasion to use the phone-box almost opposite the house . |
| 18 | When she arrived back from Washington , Drew was waiting at the airport . |
| 19 | ‘ No , sir , I do n't know that , but I know why he was waiting at the gate . |
| 20 | At the house of the Chief Scribe , Reni 's major domo was waiting at the gate to meet them . |
| 21 | Leni was waiting at the foot of the last flight of stairs , which was partitioned off to give her a flimsy front door of her own . |
| 22 | Oates was waiting at the door to lead Patrick down the long corridor to the office opposite the actual mortuary . |
| 23 | God , how I used to envy the Catholic girls going to the schools in Belfast when I was waiting at the bus stop like a fresh dog 's dinner to be carried off to Dothegirls Academy in me big grey interlocks with double gusset for the hockey stains . |
| 24 | Joyce Preston , who is also theatre manager of the Murrayfield Hospital in Thingwall , Wirral , said : ‘ Several weeks before Paula died I came on duty and Eddie was waiting at the theatre . |
| 25 | Wife number six was waiting at the gate |
| 26 | Mr Stephen Hurkett was waiting on the central reservation just behind his wife Lorraine , 26 , and daughters Sharon , four , and Lisa , two , when they were hit by a car driven by Martin Flook , 19 , Bristol Crown Court was told . |
| 27 | He had come in for a book of stamps , and when he had got it he joined Breeze , who was waiting on the Green . |
| 28 | ENGLAND manager Graham Taylor last night was waiting on the outcome of a knee operation which will force midfield star David Platt out of action until the New Year . |
| 29 | Richard was waiting on the steps of our converted house , a dim shape by the open door . |
| 30 | The 747 was waiting on the runway , in pristine white livery , the Virgin name emblazoned on the tailfin in red . |