Example sentences of "[is] waiting for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | You look like someone who 's waiting for the patient to die . |
| 2 | ‘ He 's worried about Gairloch so he 's waiting for the vet . ’ |
| 3 | Phillis said , ‘ Rab 's waiting for the doctor . ’ |
| 4 | The Secretary-General 's waiting for the doctor 's report before coming to a decision . ’ |
| 5 | Janey 's waiting for the washing up and then she 's off . ’ |
| 6 | The prison is waiting for the man to call again . |
| 7 | She is waiting for the clock downstairs to strike twelve . |
| 8 | Price , who lives at Gresford and has worked in Oswestry for several years , is waiting for the outcome of tomorrow 's Alliance meeting before contacting players . |
| 9 | Obviously we will be guided by our consultants but this er er view of is er er meeting with er er great success in the villages because obviously er we feel that if there is a public inquiry then we stand a better chance of British Coal sticking to the promises made when they had the original planning application and removing all waste by train to suitable sites and there 's one at Welbeck which is waiting for the material . |
| 10 | Pluto wait : A Japanese freighter due to ship a cargo of highly radioactive plutonium from France is waiting for the material to be loaded . |
| 11 | Now the council is waiting for the car parks firm to solve the crash barrier problem . |
| 12 | This hamlet in northern Michigan is the Hollywood stereotype of a sleepy little town , but on this particular morning tension crackles in the air : everyone is waiting for the start of the day 's big event . |
| 13 | Now the strings have gone slack , and he is waiting for the end . |
| 14 | Everyone is waiting for the Japanese . |