Example sentences of "[noun sg] be waiting for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | As of 12 September 1991 , 200 young people in the CambsTEC area were waiting for a youth training place . |
| 2 | THE oldest one in the book is waiting for a corner and treading on everyone 's toes on a freezing January day . |
| 3 | She wrote : ‘ My mum is waiting for a heart-lung transplant . |
| 4 | Home care for the stroke patient may be chosen because the patient 's doctor feels that the necessary rehabilitation can be done at home , or might be best done at home ; the patient may be more comfortable , and therefore more co-operative to treatment if he remains among familiar surroundings ; he might be liable to excessive stress if parted from his close family , friends or a beloved pet ; or it may be a temporary situation , in which the patient is waiting for a bed in a specialist rehabilitation unit to become available . |
| 5 | 1.42 One of the main reasons for delay in personal injury cases is the fact that the plaintiff 's solicitor is waiting for a medical prognosis before being able to quantify the claim . |