Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] be wait for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A case involving a company called Coloroll has been waiting for resolution by the European Court . |
| 2 | The Chancellor has been waiting for Father Christmas since the spring , and I do not think that Father Christmas will arrive for him before 25 December . |
| 3 | Charlotte and Alexander have been waiting for years . |
| 4 | England have been waiting for Chris Lewis to establish himself as a genuine allrounder since he made his debut in 1990 . |
| 5 | The government had already agreed to meeting Unita this week and the UN had been waiting for Unita to set the date , UN officials said . |
| 6 | Thus ( 15a ) presupposes that the person referred to by I has been waiting for news about someone whom he thought to be in danger , whereas ( 15b ) does not , and might be said rather by someone who is comparing himself with other people who do not know this fact . |
| 7 | THE golden moment millions of TV viewers have been waiting for goes on air tonight . |
| 8 | People had been waiting for years for freedom ‘ and they 've now had enough ’ . |
| 9 | Community nurses have been waiting for news about how they are to be organised for some time , and uncertainty about the future is always bad for morale . |
| 10 | Ever since the 1917 Revolution , Russian women have been waiting for things to improve — and they are still waiting . |