Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] [adv] wait for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was desperately waiting for the magic word ‘ Cut ’ so I could attach myself to the wires before falling , ’ he says . |
| 2 | I was always waiting for the day when I would be beaten up , but it never came . |
| 3 | ‘ I was still waiting for the doctor to arrive . |
| 4 | ‘ She was only waiting for the kids to grow up and then she said she 'd leave me . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | They were still waiting for the entertainment . |
| 7 | I came out of the forces , he was only waiting for the time that I came out , for him to retire . |