Example sentences of "[noun] were waiting for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The bantams were waiting for her to let them out of their safe house . |
| 2 | Ranulf and Dame Agatha were waiting for him near the Galilee Gate , the young nun apparently enjoying an account of one of his manservant 's many escapades in London . |
| 3 | What other surprises were waiting for him ? |
| 4 | In fact they had known all about Crabb 's venture before they arrived at Portsmouth and their frogmen were waiting for him as he approached the cruiser . |
| 5 | Eventually Karl was released and the deportation order lifted on a promise by the RCM that accommodation and a job were waiting for him . |
| 6 | When I pulled out Callahan and Ted were waiting for me . |
| 7 | That night as Tess entered the bedroom , all three dairymaids were waiting for her . |
| 8 | She was worried because she knew that the Copleys were waiting for her to cook lunch . |
| 9 | Kate and a couple of her team-mates from IMP were waiting for him , and he shook his head at them . |
| 10 | The European countryside , dotted with small villages , was beautiful , but when we landed in Cannes officials were waiting for us . |
| 11 | The Santerres were waiting for us with Bowyer who looked as if he had really settled in , shirt open at the collar , stubby feet enclosed in buskins whilst his fat face was flushed with drink and his breath smelt like a wine press . |
| 12 | Dacourt and the Clintons were waiting for us , Sir Robert dressed in cream silken hose , darted below the knees , and padded doublet and breeches of dark sea blue ; Lady Francesca was clothed all in white , a small , lace veil over her lovely hair , pearls clasped round her neck . |
| 13 | Elder Beach and Elder Wiggs were waiting for him . |
| 14 | Afterwards , in the matron 's office , where Adam and Dr Craig-Dunlop were waiting for them , Annabel burst into tears . |
| 15 | Unknown to him , two people were waiting for him , ’ the lawyer said . |
| 16 | When he , with others , helped to launch WWF in 1961 , great numbers of people were waiting for it and anxious to help . |
| 17 | ‘ People were waiting for us to sign things and it was like , you 're taking the piss out of us , are n't you ? ’ |
| 18 | All over the City , people were waiting for us , with books and many other ‘ things past and present ’ . |
| 19 | Two officers of Davout 's staff were waiting for him . |
| 20 | We were decidedly newsworthy and the media were waiting for us when we disembarked . |
| 21 | On 16 September 1992 , 115 patients were waiting for their notes . |
| 22 | My aunt and uncle were waiting for us to come through . |
| 23 | Swire Sugden and his three chins were waiting for me . |
| 24 | All too quickly , he was back in Fagin 's house , where his old friends were waiting for him . |
| 25 | His search , the place where he was needed , had now become the auditorium , the balcony where his friends were waiting for him . |
| 26 | The priest and the clerk were waiting for us . |
| 27 | When I got to school , Kate and Alison were waiting for me . |
| 28 | Various local councillors and moral guardians were waiting for them at the venue , having read local press reports that the Fabs ' travelling show included a rather racy striptease revue . |
| 29 | Oliver and Tim were waiting for them at the gangway . |
| 30 | Back in Asyut the Friends of the Tourists were waiting for us outside our hotel . |