Example sentences of "[was/were] waiting for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During the months they were waiting for the divorce he came to see her nearly every day . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Mrs Darling , what was going through your mind when you were waiting for the verdict ? |
| 4 | Then they were waiting for the fun to start . |
| 5 | While we were waiting for the chillim to be filled and passed around , Kalchu pointed out a conical heap of stones at the base of a great cedar tree near the edge of the glade . |
| 6 | Group 3 , 105 men of Troops 5 and 6 under 3 Commando 's second-in-command Major Jack Churchill , were waiting for the Maaloy batteries to open up as the craft ran towards the beach . |
| 7 | While they were waiting for the warrant to arrive the Captain telephoned the American Consulate to inform them of Deborah Maxwell 's citizenship . |
| 8 | They were waiting for the lift when they saw a man come hurrying in through the swing doors . |
| 9 | They were waiting for the kettle to boil when the telephone rang again and Helen picked it up . |
| 10 | So I bought her some fruit pastilles again just while we were waiting for the train , but funnily enough , the last few times we 've been at the station , Bobby |
| 11 | Also affected was the Mill Arts Centre where concert-goers were waiting for the evening 's performance to begin … |
| 12 | Meanwhile , the watchers by the beacons above Portwrinkle and at Rame were waiting for the fleet to head inshore to Plymouth . |
| 13 | A small crowd of the young , together with a party of celebrities were waiting for the band , which consisted of five yobs and an amplifier , to take up their position on the rostrum . |
| 14 | After the ceremony the bridal couple rushed to the photographer 's studio to have their portrait taken , before joining their guests who were waiting for the wedding meal . |
| 15 | Only when they were sitting down in the chop-house and Dr Neil had ordered them soup and rolls , followed by lamb chops with seasonal vegetables , and a glass of red wine each — ‘ Good for your shattered nerves , ’ he said gravely — and they were waiting for the soup to arrive did Sally-Anne have time to look about her . |
| 16 | But when they reached the dock and were waiting for the boat to carry them to the camp , Seth snatched the van 's keys , nearly breaking two of Suzy 's fingers in the struggle . |
| 17 | Her family and acquaintance would have been greatly astonished to learn that Camille considered herself prematurely grown-up , and she herself was waiting for the day when she could tame her anger into cold bitterness and frame it into phrases as cutting as tempered steel . |
| 18 | What he said was he was waiting for the government for better |
| 19 | I was that disgusted , I was waiting for the music . |
| 20 | In particular , I was waiting for the hedgehog that made its nest at the end of our garden last autumn to come back to life . |
| 21 | She was waiting for the tide to turn . |
| 22 | Trent knew that Mariana was waiting for the hurricane to fall on them . |
| 23 | While she was waiting for the computer to do whatever it had to do , she rested her elbows on the counter with her back to it and the man next to her said in a heavy voice , ‘ Are you an actress ? ’ |
| 24 | He was waiting for the crowd to disperse from the grave so he could say his own private farewells when a respectable old lady with a blue rinse came up to him and said , ‘ You do n't remember me , do you , I 'm Mrs Flaherty . ’ |
| 25 | When it was time to leave and I was waiting for the car to take me back to the station for the journey back , I have to confess that I shed a tear or two . |
| 26 | Such longings find expression in the Song of Mary ( Luke 1:46–55 ) , the prophecy of Zechariah ( Luke 1:68–79 ) , among Andrew , Simon Peter , Philip and Nathaniel as disciples of John the Baptist , who were encouraged by their self-effacing master to transfer their allegiance to Christ ( John 1:29–50 ) , by spiritually discerning Pharisees such as Nicodemus ( John 3:1–8 ) , and in the case of Joseph of Arimathea , a member of the Jerusalem Council , who ‘ was waiting for the coming of the Kingdom of God ’ ( Luke 23:50 , 51 ) . |
| 27 | Now she was waiting for the food to reach her at the rapidly expanding camp . |
| 28 | It 's like Tracey said with you 're I mean she did her gold star she was waiting for the letter to come through , Tracey . |
| 29 | So he turned round the second he did , and made it look as though he was waiting for the woman he 'd just tried to kill — when they were walking along together … |
| 30 | I was waiting for the ambulance the ambulance just came |