Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] been waiting for [det] " in BNC.
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1 | I 'd been waiting for some opportunity to show off , to draw attention to myself . |
2 | She 'd been waiting for this moment for so long , and all she could do , now that it had finally arrived , was think the worst of him , instead of simply being happy to see him again . |
3 | It was as if she had been waiting for this moment for four years or more . |
4 | Tuesday — could it really be only Tuesday when now every cell of her body was alight with a feedback intelligence that told her she had been waiting for this man all her life … |
5 | Alec d'Urberville , who had been waiting for this moment , appeared at her side . |
6 | This was ‘ Ace 's wave ’ , the one he 'd been waiting for all his life . |
7 | As everyone turned to look at him , Jinny realized that he had been waiting for this moment all the time he was explaining his plan . |
8 | He looked as if he had been waiting for some time . |