Example sentences of "[pers pn] had [been] waiting [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was as if she had been waiting for this moment for four years or more . |
| 2 | 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 … |
| 3 | We had been waiting for three days behind Serbian lines . |
| 4 | They had been waiting for high water so that they could sail alongside in a civilised manner . |
| 5 | In February 1756 reference is made to four illustrations ‘ sent some time since by our friend , Mr. Collinson ’ and Miller said he would have sent others except for the fact that he had been waiting for better colourists . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | He looked as if he had been waiting for some time . |