Example sentences of "[vb past] for the [noun] when " in BNC.

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1 He had very red hair and a pale complexion with masses of freckles all over his face , he was very popular with everyone and lived for the day when he could join the Army , particularly the Camerons .
2 Of course , there was always Agnes , and I lived for the nights when I joined the Ralembergs for their simple meal .
3 Men like Jeremiah and Ezekiel looked for the day when God would forge a new covenant , or agreement , with men .
4 Jeremiah longed for the day when God would , so to speak , underwrite both sides of the covenant .
5 They waited for the moment when I might put myself beyond their pale .
6 We waited for the moment when we would hear those words : ‘ It 's a … ‘
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