Example sentences of "[adv] waiting [prep] [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bleary-eyed , I staggered back to Nevski Prospect , and there I spotted a dejected-looking husband sitting in his car outside a supermarket , obviously waiting for his wife to emerge with the shopping . |
| 2 | ‘ I sat patiently waiting for my buddy to join me , ’ Jinky continued . |
| 3 | It is a treadmill , but if an artist is n't prepared to do it , there are two or three hundred others just waiting for their chance . |
| 4 | The little card box with its pathetic collection of pre-written endearments , carefully labelled and dated in pencil , just waiting for their turn . |
| 5 | That beast is just waiting for his chance . |
| 6 | Just waiting for your boy friend to come in were n't you ? |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm just waiting for your comment . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm just waiting for my chewing gum to come round again . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Beautiful , ’ he murmured , ‘ beautiful little rose-buds , just waiting for my kiss . |
| 10 | It was also highly theatrical , as his whole adult life had been : an airliner diverted to an unexpected destination , the body found dead on arrival , people already waiting at his destination to greet him before they heard the shocking news , grief and incredulity on all sides as the story spread around the world . |
| 11 | I do n't know where your plectrum is , I expect it 's on the floor somewhere waiting for my hoover to get it ! |
| 12 | It was in Dot 's pocket , still scrumpled up , still waiting for its rinse through . |
| 13 | We are still waiting for its opponent on the centre-right . |
| 14 | Six months later , those people are still waiting for their redundancy payments . |
| 15 | Last night , reformers were still waiting for their wish to be fulfilled . |
| 16 | order was heard still waiting for her word |
| 17 | Greta 's still waiting for her knight in shining armour |
| 18 | Returning to the front entrance , he found Hendrix still waiting for her food , smoking yet another cigarette . |
| 19 | Like the Sleeping Beauty , you are still waiting for your prince to come and awaken you . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I asked you a question and I 'm still waiting for your answer . |
| 21 | And I 'm still waiting for your explanation of how you come to be here . ’ |
| 22 | HQ is still waiting for your report , Trumper . ’ |
| 23 | Mr Joseph Bronson ( HMS Milne ) , of Helmington Terrace , Hunwick , is still waiting for his medal but is expected to receive it within the next few weeks . |
| 24 | G. S. Staines , of Darlington , was highly commended for ‘ No , I 'm not going just yet ; I 'm still waiting for my wife who has gone to collect a prescription . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ And I 'm still waiting for my brandy . ’ |
| 26 | I 'm still waiting for my cake ! |
| 27 | Well at the present moment it 's about , where he is it 's about half past five , twenty to six , so he is probably waiting for his supper I should think his evening meal . |
| 28 | Half the bar seemed to be indulgently waiting for her opinion . |
| 29 | Making her way to the wings , then waiting for her cue , was probably the hardest thing she had ever done in her life . |
| 30 | Just the way you once wished it could when you were regretting the good old days when a man could keep his unsuitable mistress hidden away , knowing she 'd be there waiting upon his pleasure , whenever he felt the urge and could spare the time to see her . |