Example sentences of "[was/were] wait for [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were to wait for the oyster-fishing season in the Bay of Cancale without giving the boats notice and stop them as they sailed past Barfleur Head … |
| 2 | Erm , so what were doing is were , we hope were waiting for a new prisoner to be allocated to us , erm , and perhaps we could , perhaps we could , perhaps we can write and remind you think , think we should do that ? |
| 3 | However I managed to find Mr Jaggers ' office , noticing that other people were waiting for the great man too . |
| 4 | ‘ You were waiting for the right person . ’ |
| 5 | His only choice at present was to wait for the right moment to play his hand . |
| 6 | They say that as the meeting was drawing to its conclusion , everyone was waiting for a certain person to utter a few graceful words by way of a thank-you to the summit host , Mr Mitterrand . |
| 7 | He never found anything ; when I left he was waiting for a new pair to be brought up from Auckland , and wondering if the insurance company would cough up . |
| 8 | But in fact he was waiting for a different kind of photograph , a different kind of confirmation . |
| 9 | The nation was waiting for an important announcement on the outcome of the talks . |
| 10 | And he was waiting for the final match in the other group between Stefan Edberg and Boris Becker to see if his No 1 ranking could be threatened . |
| 11 | I was waiting for the other half when Oliver fled . |
| 12 | I was waiting for the right moment to find out just how deeply your were involved with Elise . |
| 13 | Jay was waiting for the soul-inspired Adagio . |
| 14 | I was waiting for The Headless Horseman Three … |