Example sentences of "[noun] waiting for an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the most cited examples of such research is an unpublished study by Johnson and Scott ( 1976 ) where subjects waiting for an experiment overhear a violent argument next door followed by a person coming through the room carrying a bloodied letter opener . |
| 2 | But , as he has every right , he 's keeping Glamorgan waiting for an answer . |
| 3 | In the fighting which ensued , Rodrigo 's son Diego was slain , fighting alongside Alfonso , El Cid having remained in Valencia waiting for an attack which never came . |
| 4 | He looked servile , Albert said happily to himself — not like a man of command passing on old clothes at all ; more like a foot-man waiting for an end of his master 's good-byes . |
| 5 | We 're sat in there like lemons waiting for an announcement that allayed the fears for the future of the industry and we 've got absolutely nothing . |
| 6 | The latter two did not appear to be speaking to each other , and Sid and Algernon were prowling round each other like lean and hungry panthers waiting for an opportunity to strike . |
| 7 | I 've lived all my life waiting for an opportunity like this , somebody saying you 're all individuals , but when it came I was not convinced . |
| 8 | In Scotland it was the plight of children waiting for an operation on the NHS . |
| 9 | Wall charts and card indexes displayed data on inpatient waiting , new referrals , numbers waiting for an appointment , and waiting times for first non-urgent appointments as well as information on theatre availability and bed state . |
| 10 | She was just one of the many petitioners waiting for an audience with the Queen or her sheriffs . |