Example sentences of "year waiting for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The picture comes to mind of Miss Havisham in Charles Dickens ' Great Expectations sitting in her wedding dress for many years waiting for the groom who will not come . |
| 2 | I might have suffered — seventeen years waiting for promotion , for some of them were made sergeants very soon . |
| 3 | He also points out that the expedition led by himself and Clark had assembled ‘ the best people , worldwide , and the top people ca n't afford to stand around for a couple of years waiting for research to happen ’ . |
| 4 | He also points out that the expedition led by himself and Clark had assembled ‘ the best people , worldwide , and the top people ca n't afford to stand around for a couple of years waiting for research to happen ’ . |
| 5 | THE average British employee wastes a week and a half of work time a year waiting for the kettle to boil for tea , a report claimed yesterday . |
| 6 | But the past year waiting for the auction has been very difficult . |
| 7 | Durham are hoping for a quality entry and with £350 £50 up on last year waiting for the champion , they wo n't be disappointed . |