Example sentences of "[subord] waiting for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is an elegant way to travel , much better than waiting for the buses which , at this time of year , seem to come every other Tuesday . |
| 2 | Other recent flotations might just represent companies ' taking advantage of windows through which to de-gear , rather than waiting for the exits that offer the optimum long-term return . |
| 3 | In any case , there will be no alternative before long … and the gradual process is much better than waiting for the axe to fall . ’ |
| 4 | The four surviving landscapes Modigliani painted are dry , limpid scenes with an air of desolation ; trees dominate , cypress trees or leafless trees , standing like sentinels in front of the houses and buildings , as if waiting for the people to emerge . |
| 5 | While waiting for the call-up , various opportunities or openings of an official nature came my way , and I was summoned for interview , usually at extremely short notice , in connection with some of them . |
| 6 | course in Education at Southampton University while waiting for the divorce to come through , but while I like Oman , I do not feel ‘ stretched ’ in this post and also ( now I have reached the age of fifty ) miss being in England with children and family . |
| 7 | Indeed , it is said that he composed one aria while waiting for the rice to cook . |
| 8 | It was lunchtime so I bought a packet of Jaffa Cakes and more lager , which I drank while waiting for the ferry to start boarding . |
| 9 | Doctor Granville pointed out that one of the most difficult problems facing those taking cures at Harrogate was that of ‘ the best mode of killing time while waiting for the waters to take effect . ’ |
| 10 | Over the fell , near where Deepdale meets Dentdale , is a farm called Coventree , which , Miley Taylor told me one night in the Sun Inn , is named after a tree beneath which the hairy crones of Dentdale would hold their covens and throw eye of newt and armpit of toad into the stew while waiting for the Dales equivalent of Macbeth and Banquo to come riding out of the night . |
| 11 | Having eaten two packets of bacon-flavoured potato crisps , he had purchased another tube of Rowntree 's Fruit Gums , which he was now enjoying while waiting for the lights to dim . |
| 12 | While waiting for the kettle to boil , she stood at the window watching the rain . |
| 13 | A BIRDS EYE VIEW : Visitors make the most of the sideshows while waiting for the start of It 's a Knockout and Superstars . |
| 14 | He then ordered a car to call for him the next morning for a similar occasion and was felled by a stroke while waiting for the lift . |
| 15 | For John Prescot today , not a discrete silence while waiting for the leader 's call , he was making it clear that he wanted a swap to one of the top economic jobs . |
| 16 | While waiting for the bath to fill , she reflected on a fragmentary dream which , thanks to Dmitri , had surfaced in her memory . |
| 17 | Workers could not clear the tunnels of smoke while waiting for the rescue teams to arrive . |
| 18 | She realised with a shock that , while waiting for the disaster she believed was inevitable , she had been holding her breath . |
| 19 | The reading undertaken while under stress — while waiting for the dentist , for example , or while sitting in a plane during turbulence , or when fatigued at the end of the day — is usually of this order . |
| 20 | He 'd been staying at a bail hostel in Gloucester whilst waiting for the case to come to court . |
| 21 | Stories were told of whole communities sitting down and wailing the old tune whilst waiting for the slave masters to arrive and incarcerate their bodies and souls . |
| 22 | The Duke held up his branch like a banner and began to lead the way along to the east gate , but a large part of the crowd stayed in a half-circle round the group at the table , as though waiting for the victor 's crow in the cockfight . |