Example sentences of "[vb base] [be] waiting a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Sounds as if you 've been waiting a long time , ’ she said soothingly . |
| 2 | I 've been waiting a long time , watching the roads , asking about new arrivals in the large towns . |
| 3 | ‘ I feel , ’ he said , ‘ as if I 've been waiting a hundred years for you . ’ |
| 4 | And he answered : ‘ Yes , I have been waiting a long time , waiting to hear you say that . |
| 5 | ‘ Our fans have been waiting a long time for a game like Sunday 's . |
| 6 | Well Newcastle folk have been waiting a long time , and we all badly want to give them something to celebrate . ’ |
| 7 | I have been waiting a long time for a British magazine to offer intelligent coverage of mainstream sport in a way that Sports Illustrated , among others in America , seems to do effortlessly . |
| 8 | we have been waiting a long time traffic calming . |