Example sentences of "people have [be] waiting " in BNC.
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| 1 | People had been waiting for years for freedom ‘ and they 've now had enough ’ . |
| 2 | The book was , apparently , the kind of tale for which all young people had been waiting and its heavy sales in the United States had amazed him ; the first hardcover edition had sold fast enough to surprise even his capable publisher . |
| 3 | My hon. Friend may remember that , in 1980 , a quarter of a million people had been waiting for more than two months for telephones to be connected . |
| 4 | At the end of September 143 people had been waiting more than a year . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's as if people have been waiting for the Autumn Statement . ’ |
| 6 | I 'm concerned for the people who are waiting for housing , I 'm concerned about young people who are living in i i in ten er , on the tenth floor of high rise flats , these people have been waiting a very very long time and each time er , the er these they are , the properties are er , de-counted they are going further and further behind . |