Example sentences of "waiting [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She moved slowly , so slowly indeed that for a moment she was alone in the centre of the aisle , a swan gliding on still water abandoned there , waiting to be rescued — creating such emotion in several manly breasts that not everyone noticed that the bride and groom had already reached the altar , waiting the approach of their chief bridesmaid before they could be joined together . |
| 2 | Patiently waiting the day . |
| 3 | I found fourteen wounded men waiting the doctor 's care in the gun-room , which was almost a pool of blood . |
| 4 | There were untold numbers of pleasure boats : some skimming over the bay , while others were closely berthed within the harbour , waiting the evening hour , when they would be in great demand . |
| 5 | But that does n't stop Monica waiting every evening for the phone to ring — or reaching out herself to make the call . ’ |
| 6 | Based on past experience , the central bank is likely to keep investors waiting a while yet . |
| 7 | It lay open and waiting a stone 's throw away . |
| 8 | I 'd hate to have kept you waiting a whole twenty minutes for nothing . ’ |
| 9 | Lesley rummaged in the depths of her calf handbag for a matching key-case as they crossed at the lights , and flicked out the smallest of the keys on the bunch it contained ‘ You wo n't mind waiting a minute for me ? |
| 10 | A lunch with the Capo dello Squadro Anti-Terrorismo that he had been waiting a year for , a session with a good guy in the Guardia di Finanze , and a squash game with Dieter who was number two to the Legal Attaché , and he just did n't know whether he 'd be back before the Little League All Stars trip to Naples and the game against the Sixth Fleet which was the high point of the season which they played now courtesy of the Italian sunshine into late fall . |
| 11 | The long term waiting list is also down to five thousand four hundred , that 's the number of people who 've been waiting a year or more , a third of them for plastic surgery . |
| 12 | Those waiting a year for surgery fell from 367 to 293 in 12 months . |
| 13 | Yeah , you say that you were waiting a year ! |
| 14 | My only word of advice would be that it might be worth waiting a couple of months or so , by which time WordPerfect 6 for DOS should be on the market . |
| 15 | He kept her waiting a couple of minutes , which raised her suspicions , but when he walked out empty-handed she smiled inwardly at having won at least one small battle between them . |
| 16 | The Law Lords are due to review on April 10th the status of the report produced by the DTi inspectors : waiting a couple of weeks would not have been an editorial disaster . |
| 17 | yeah they 're they 're still waiting a couple of years for them Jane |
| 18 | because she does it , she did n't know what was in the garden , cos she had n't been there long enough , now I think that 's silly because I think you 're better waiting a couple of years , seeing what comes up |
| 19 | Glenn Hoddle says he thinks his team will win because there is a determination running throughout the club and the supporters who were robbed three years ago and could have gone on for another fifty or sixty years waiting a chance like this … |
| 20 | We do n't mind waiting a bit . ’ |
| 21 | Instead of waiting a matter of seconds for the lights to change , the hapless riders either remain in the saddle , take a chance when they see a gap in the traffic , or get off and wait for the green man . |
| 22 | Waiting a moment , he placed it to the boy 's mouth again . |
| 23 | Mungo had the impression that he had been waiting a lifetime to answer that question . |
| 24 | But even then they kept him waiting an hour before arresting him . |
| 25 | ‘ I 've been waiting an hour , ’ I said . |
| 26 | In addition to which , Kenamun had taken care to keep them waiting an hour in an unventilated antechamber before seeing them . |
| 27 | Imagine Hitler waiting an hour ! |
| 28 | They stopped when one say Joy waiting an order at the side of the table . |
| 29 | No that 's what I say and , and I 've written to the insurer to the insurer to tell , ask them what is the situation and we 're still waiting an answer . |