Example sentences of "of wait [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Halfway through his talk , the meeting was suddenly interrupted by a cadre of men dressed as prison guards ; these rather realistic toughs burst into the room , grabbed everybody there , and took them out to a set of waiting helicopters , which flew the bewildered executives off to a second meeting site . |
| 2 | A must for the summer garden , producing narrow , sword-shaped leaves and bright yellow lily-like flowers , which although short lived are replaced by a profusion of waiting buds . |
| 3 | He made countless pots of tea , set and washed up tray after tray , helped the night junior hand round tea to the stunned , grey-faced rows of waiting relatives . |
| 4 | He pushed past a group of waiting relatives … why people insisted on waving when the train was still so far away had always been a mystery to him … and glanced round sharply at a teenage girl who elbowed him accidentally , but painfully , in the back . |
| 5 | He looked perfectly amiable , so why did she get this feeling of apprehension , as though he was playing some sort of waiting game ? |
| 6 | He waited for a few moments to compose himself , then left the court with his arm round his wife , Shirley , to face a large crowd of waiting reporters and cameras . |
| 7 | The new station building provided facilities of waiting rooms , toilets and crew rooms for those using Bispham for their mid-day break . |
| 8 | Above the lines of waiting troops a host of banners fluttered in the breeze . |
| 9 | Respondents were asked 12 questions , many in several parts , about the service including the length of waiting time , the look and layout of buildings and details about memorial facilities . |
| 10 | He let his eyes slip the other way , towards the little group of waiting people , hunting along the front line until he picked out Harriet Shakespeare . |
| 11 | She dragged Nick into the line of waiting children and stood , eyes on the ground , hardly daring to breathe . |
| 12 | He looked at the group of waiting men . |
| 13 | Well , there is a kind of waiting process here , that is in political life particularly , some people are more important than others in their political views and opinions and certainly depending on the nature of the society . |