Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [adv] wait [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mm oh I 'm pleased about that , I 'm just waiting for the wedding bells , I said to Robert I said if they ca n't get any one to witness it , I said we 'll be there , , he said , well you I said what do you mean ? |
| 2 | I 'm just waiting for the coffee , you sort out what you 're doing . |
| 3 | Anyway I 'm still waiting for the postman . |
| 4 | ‘ I was desperately waiting for the magic word ‘ Cut ’ so I could attach myself to the wires before falling , ’ he says . |
| 5 | I was always waiting for the day when I would be beaten up , but it never came . |
| 6 | ‘ I was still waiting for the doctor to arrive . |
| 7 | However , it is only payable in respect of the time that you are actually waiting at the airport , hoverport or seaport and ceases as soon as you board any alternative conveyance , including train or coach . |
| 8 | He also alleged that the KGB had recruited hundreds of British traitors who were only waiting for the signal from Moscow to begin destroying Britain 's communication system and military establishments around the country . |
| 9 | She says she 's still waiting for the right man . ’ |
| 10 | We 'll go erm to our next caller very shortly who 's just waiting on the line , so if we can go to that caller yet , we ca n't just for the moment I 'm told . |
| 11 | Bryan Gould is as good as gold and Gerald Kaufman is a happy-go-lucky bachelor who 's still waiting for the right girl to come along . |
| 12 | ‘ She was only waiting for the kids to grow up and then she said she 'd leave me . |
| 13 | This is because we are still waiting for the connecting bus from Wolverhampton … ‘ ! |
| 14 | We are now waiting for the specialist to phone back . |
| 15 | ‘ That 's a fair assumption , although we 're still waiting for the full results from the post-mortem . ’ |
| 16 | Christie 's have got it and they 're just waiting for the right sale . |
| 17 | Yeah I know it 's easier no you must feel really gutted , I mean I would I know , because as you said , you going out for ten months yeah exactly , yeah , exactly I mean come on you really liked him fancied him loved him oh wow , I said love , love love , I do n't know love hey man yeah yeah it 's probably , you know like when you dumped him for Danny it 's just probably like that yeah exactly exactly , so do n't worry oh come on he ca n't give up ten months for nothing I know it has to end someday , but it does n't I mean it 's like everyone thinks like that , it really annoys me , everybody , right who 's about our age yeah , they just go out with someone knowing that one day it 's gon na end , they 're just waiting for the day , and that you know , you should go out with someone with the intentions of being with them forever I know that sounds pathetic , but it 's true , yeah I know , yeah exactly yeah , yeah I know , why do you think I said it ? |
| 18 | Carefully he tried again but Cameron took his arm and told him not to hurry unduly , the joists had only been pinned in place and they were still waiting for the long nails from Grandtully . |
| 19 | They were still waiting for the entertainment . |
| 20 | When Mrs Grandison had rejoined them it was still not quite half-past two , but Mark came in to say that as everybody was already waiting in the hall and it would be difficult to restrain them from buying things much longer , the bazaar might as well be opened immediately . |
| 21 | He says that he will not go to Maputo until he receives the money that the UN promised to him and to other party leaders to start up their election campaign ; the UN says that it is still waiting for the donors to deliver the money . |
| 22 | … Yes , he is anxiously waiting for the word from us . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ We understand he 's still in Moscow , and he 's just waiting for the work permit to come through before signing for us . ’ |
| 24 | As far as he 's concerned , Barney is his man and he 's simply waiting for the forensic reports to confirm it . |
| 25 | I came out of the forces , he was only waiting for the time that I came out , for him to retire . |