Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] wait for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He also alleged that the KGB had recruited hundreds of British traitors who were only waiting for the signal from Moscow to begin destroying Britain 's communication system and military establishments around the country . |
| 2 | They were still waiting for the entertainment . |
| 3 | I came out of the forces , he was only waiting for the time that I came out , for him to retire . |
| 4 | I was always waiting for the day when I would be beaten up , but it never came . |
| 5 | ‘ I was still waiting for the doctor to arrive . |