Example sentences of "[noun sg] be waiting [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the house of the Chief Scribe , Reni 's major domo was waiting at the gate to meet them . |
| 2 | Ludens informed Irina that a car was waiting in the drive . |
| 3 | Chant was waiting at the perimeter , and fished the envelope containing the payment from his inside pocket . |
| 4 | A paramedic crew from Mersey Regional Ambulance was waiting on the beach for Mr Ross and they took him to Southport and Formby District and General Hospital but he died shortly afterwards . |
| 5 | The ore is waiting in the tubs , the snow 's upon the Fell , |
| 6 | Now the council is waiting for the car parks firm to solve the crash barrier problem . |
| 7 | A small boy was waiting on the platform . |
| 8 | They were even more uncomfortable when their father entered with Rose just as the full hall was waiting for the curtain to go up . |
| 9 | A gondola was waiting by the steps . |
| 10 | Two hours later , Piper O'Rourke , Alex Bannen and a medical team were waiting as the Adjudicator 's ship locked home against the Belial Bridge terminus . |
| 11 | The Secretary-General 's waiting for the doctor 's report before coming to a decision . ’ |
| 12 | Manuel had selected a wedge ; his caddie was waiting beside the green with his putter . |
| 13 | The Maggot was waiting at the airstrip . |
| 14 | He travelled to Bogor where his wife Hartini was waiting in the palace there . |
| 15 | Barrymore , the butler , and his wife were waiting on the steps at the main entrance . |
| 16 | It 's as if the name were waiting for the man , and for the novel which will transpersonalize or socialize the murderous concept : ‘ social unsteadiness , as Shatov says ’ and as we read in the Possessed notebooks . |
| 17 | The steaming water was waiting in the basin before the mirror . |
| 18 | The shapechanger was waiting in the centre of the castle . |
| 19 | The registrar was waiting down the corridor with the tools of his trade , an exercise book and a fountain pen , and that would be that . |
| 20 | A paramedic crew was waiting on the beach . |
| 21 | A lorry was waiting outside the station and we all got in , driving through the well-lit streets which were full of people . |
| 22 | ENGLAND manager Graham Taylor last night was waiting on the outcome of a knee operation which will force midfield star David Platt out of action until the New Year . |
| 23 | ‘ Your father is waiting at the château to greet you as his daughter , Sabine . ’ |
| 24 | The Eladeldi watched as the cop marched her to the end of the alley , where his double was waiting in the hover . |
| 25 | A woman was waiting inside the house . |
| 26 | The Inspector was waiting in the dell when the four-man EOD team arrived with their burden of complex equipment . |
| 27 | Titch was waiting on the quay with his launch berthed by the steps . |
| 28 | A short tubby man was waiting at the Font door in grey overalls , beaming . |
| 29 | A man was waiting in the doorway of the Winkelmann flat ; he was shortish , stubby , strong-looking and probably around forty . |
| 30 | However , the recording secretary was waiting with the minutes of the last meeting , and Mrs Murphy announced her . |