Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] be waiting for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I arranged to meet her in the tiny port at Tala-Tala where she was waiting for me . |
| 2 | We 've got clients , for example , where we are waiting for the sale of land to get our monies in , so it 's reasonable to expect that we 'll see that within the next three years . |
| 3 | Maybe there was some difficulty about Lilian 's dress or he was waiting for her to get back from the hairdresser 's . |
| 4 | I remember excusing this by saying that I was waiting for the police and that nothing should be touched until they had come . |
| 5 | ‘ being a common prostitute ’ Proof of this point must be available to negate any defence of accident or mistake , e.g. ‘ That I was waiting for my boy friend or taxi etc . ’ |
| 6 | She said that she was waiting for some of her belongings to be sent on , but she 'd supply all her tax and National Insurance details as soon as they came . |
| 7 | It dawned on Folly that she was waiting for a tip and , gathering what she could of her wits , she struggled out of bed to delve in her handbag . |
| 8 | I have in fact si since seeing this sent her a copy of the paper I put to this meeting , erm , having seen that , because I did n't know that she was waiting for it to the commentary with . |
| 9 | All these rewards that you 're waiting for and you do n't find anyone there . |
| 10 | Your landlady said you was n't married , that you was waiting for a while . |
| 11 | ‘ People asked me and Derrick what we were doing over the past two years and the answer that I want to give is that we were waiting for everybody to catch up . |
| 12 | You have seen that we were waiting for you . |
| 13 | All he could say was that we were waiting for something to happen . ’ |
| 14 | But there was no malice in their interest and I sometimes had the feeling that they were waiting for me to turn round and hand them a bag of toffees , with instructions to share them out fairly and not throw the papers on the floor . |
| 15 | He cleared the image and , for a while sat there , conscious that they were waiting for him to say what was on his mind . |
| 16 | With the provoking incident of the previous week still fresh in his mind , Lefevre had taken the precaution of hiring a cab in advance of any possible need , telling the driver half-truthfully that he was waiting for someone . |
| 17 | A spokesman for Mercury said this week that he was waiting for engineers to fit boards to hook up the exchange . |
| 18 | Cowslip himself was at the other end of the hall and Hazel realized that he was waiting for him to reply . |
| 19 | He told me that he was waiting for me to return . |
| 20 | ‘ He 's worried about Gairloch so he 's waiting for the vet . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I 've put through a call to London and I 'm waiting for them to ring me up . |
| 22 | I 'm working on my own house at the moment and I 'm waiting for a grant off the Housing . |
| 23 | So I was standing there and I thought to myself pretend I 'm looking at my watch and I 'm waiting for someone . |
| 24 | I owe you a pound , yeah , I ca n't give it to you dear because I 've still got exactly a ten pound note dear and I 'm waiting for the pools lady dear |
| 25 | When it was time to leave and I was waiting for the car to take me back to the station for the journey back , I have to confess that I shed a tear or two . |
| 26 | Lewis Luther was there within five minutes , and I was waiting for him in the foyer by Purvis 's desk . |
| 27 | Perhaps you have had telephone problems of late and you are waiting for the Telecom engineer . |
| 28 | You know how it is Elsie when you go to the show in August and they have those horses jumping and you are waiting for one of the riders to fall off . |
| 29 | And all the way through the film these things were happening and you 're waiting for the thrilling resolution . |
| 30 | I 'm late , and she 's waiting for me . |