Example sentences of "[be] waiting " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact its name still adorns the large office block in Paddock Wood — they 're waiting for the Friends of Felix Dhjerzinsky to come and remove it — but below is enscribed the new and politically squeaky-clean name of ‘ English Hops ’ . |
| 2 | Here 's one you can do when you 're waiting in that boring old queue . |
| 3 | By the time the two week World Film Festival winds down at the beginning of September most of the cinephiles standing in the long queues at the box office have no idea what they 're waiting for ; they 'll watch anything that moves . |
| 4 | ‘ While you 're waiting , ’ said Wexford , ‘ you might get on to Stamford police , Stamford in Lincolnshire . |
| 5 | No loos , and Ellie 's Sandwich Bar on Piccadilly Circus is long gone too , and , if you fancy a refreshing beverage while you 're waiting ( endlessly ) at Sloane Square , tough luck-that platform pub has gone too , a victim of No Smoking restrictions . |
| 6 | We 're waiting to play the dating game with Denice Lewis , the blonde supermodel , the woman David Bailey declared to be the image of the Nineties . |
| 7 | We 're waiting to hear the News . |
| 8 | We 're waiting to hear of deaths . |
| 9 | We 're waiting |
| 10 | ‘ They 're waiting for you in the alley way at the back of the shop . |
| 11 | Brush yourself down while you 're waiting . |
| 12 | When we 're waiting to be paid ? |
| 13 | While they 're waiting , there are puzzles , games and stories to keep them amused . |
| 14 | The most recent is from a translation of Between Blue and Blue , a French novel by Raymond Queneau , best known for Zazie in the Metro , ‘ Well , Lamelie ’ , said Cidrolin , ‘ while you 're waiting to get married , do you want to be entertained or educated ? ’ ’ |
| 15 | ‘ You 're waiting , are n't you ? ’ he yelled . |
| 16 | Where is the person you 're waiting for ? ’ |
| 17 | Okay get that dialling digit busy , we 're waiting for your call and we 'll be onto the lucky winner as soon as the competition closes . |
| 18 | Supposing you run out of hotplates and there 's no space to heat up the gravy , or will the sprouts get cold while you 're waiting for the potatoes to cook ? |
| 19 | And all the way through the film these things were happening and you 're waiting for the thrilling resolution . |
| 20 | ‘ Och , they 're waiting for Happy Hour . ’ |
| 21 | I think he 's at the bottom of a bog with a hole in his head and they 're waiting to scoop her up at the right moment . |
| 22 | They 're waiting for us to open the gate . ’ |
| 23 | They 're waiting for the little green men , he thought . |
| 24 | Or when you 're waiting to go into a meeting and your secretary is still finishing your presentation because the PC is so slow . |
| 25 | So even if you 're waiting for a sloth to move , you 'll never get tired . |
| 26 | A BSkyB spokesman said : ‘ We 're waiting for the various football bodies to sort the matter out . ’ |
| 27 | But who cares when you 're waiting to play your greatest part … as a mum . |
| 28 | We 've slammed in the lamb and we 're waiting on the Yorkshire results . |
| 29 | ‘ I believe you 're waiting for a hip replacement . ’ |
| 30 | 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 |