Example sentences of "[verb] on the [noun sg] wait for " in BNC.

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1 People had gone up to a house and been knocking on the door waiting for someone to come because the light had come on and they thought there must be somebody in because they switched the light on when they saw me come up the drive , and these are visitors .
2 He rested on the water waiting for what he knew was going to happen .
3 Tom and Peter and Peter 's new friend Jay were standing on the platform waiting for the southbound Jubilee train .
4 The beauty had disappeared below deck now and Fernando was leaning on the handrail waiting for her and gazing out towards the harbour buildings .
5 He was simmering down , or more exactly , getting a little tired as they stood on the sidewalk waiting for a street-car .
6 While we sat on the plane waiting for the injured I noticed the dog .
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