Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] be wait for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Health Authority say they are waiting for the results of national pay talks before coming to an agreement with their clerical workers . |
| 2 | Erm , I 'm not absolutely certain , I ai n't got the keys , I mean we 're waiting for the mortgage to that 's just being decided , draw the contracts after the exchange and er all that lark , but it will be a few weeks . |
| 3 | I spect he 's waiting for a train . |
| 4 | ‘ I believe you 're waiting for a hip replacement . ’ |
| 5 | I get embarrassed when I 'm putting out there because so many people keep asking me how long and how many more times do you have to keep saying we 're waiting for the lorry to turn up . |
| 6 | The hostess of the coffee place thought they were waiting for a table and corrected them for not standing in the queue . |
| 7 | It 's like Tracey said with you 're I mean she did her gold star she was waiting for the letter to come through , Tracey . |
| 8 | ‘ That means they are waiting for a baby from a ‘ broking ’ company , a children 's home society or even through a privately-reached financial agreement with the natural mother . ’ |
| 9 | He never found anything ; when I left he was waiting for a new pair to be brought up from Auckland , and wondering if the insurance company would cough up . |