Example sentences of "they [be] waiting [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Health Authority say they are waiting for the results of national pay talks before coming to an agreement with their clerical workers . |
| 2 | They are waiting in the studio reception where the presenter appears , a human typhoon with glasses that could burn holes in paper on a sunny day and the kind of clothes you ca n't even find in C&A any more . |
| 3 | In fact its name still adorns the large office block in Paddock Wood — they 're waiting for the Friends of Felix Dhjerzinsky to come and remove it — but below is enscribed the new and politically squeaky-clean name of ‘ English Hops ’ . |
| 4 | They 're waiting for the little green men , he thought . |
| 5 | Perhaps they 're waiting for the police to lose interest . ’ |
| 6 | They 're waiting for the storm too , you know . |
| 7 | Now hopefully , Dick said they 're palletizing while they 're waiting for the containers they 're also palletizing the rest of that stuff . |
| 8 | Now it rains underneath and oh er the switch is gone and I 'm waiting cos they 're a shop , I think they 've never been down , while they 're waiting for the rep to come . |
| 9 | there 's hundreds of French , Germans they 're waiting until the first of July and they 'll be in this country in a flash . |
| 10 | He let go of Garty and shouted : ‘ They be waiting for the Battle this half hour out in St Thomas 's Street . |
| 11 | As they were waiting at the bus stop in the main square of Fiesole , about five minutes ' walk from the house , she said carefully : |
| 12 | They all said they were waiting on the bank . |
| 13 | They er they , they said they were waiting on the bank to confirm the money . |
| 14 | While they were waiting for the warrant to arrive the Captain telephoned the American Consulate to inform them of Deborah Maxwell 's citizenship . |
| 15 | During the months they were waiting for the divorce he came to see her nearly every day . |
| 16 | While they were waiting for the targets to be set up , Burun took Rostov aside . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | They were waiting for the lift when they saw a man come hurrying in through the swing doors . |
| 19 | They were waiting for the kettle to boil when the telephone rang again and Helen picked it up . |
| 20 | yeah but he do n't get done , he does n't get done , that is the problem , the kids do n't , I 've written a letter to Mr yesterday , why they were waiting for the games teacher he was hitting Geoffrey and he gave him a dead leg , kneeing him in the leg , he said before drama , he 's got drama tomorrow he says he hates drama because the teacher takes no notice , he said one week Stuart was hitting me with a stick and the teacher just said calm down you boys , and he was being hit with a stick oh no and this I find totally disgusting and I feel like complaining about this , one of the teachers and I do n't know whether its drama yeah I think it was drama and |
| 21 | Then they were waiting for the fun to start . |
| 22 | Two of Lucy 's school-mates , dressed in palest apricot , were bridesmaids , and when the bridal car arrived they were waiting in the entrance porch to make sure her veil cascaded over the gown of pearl-trimmed white lace . |
| 23 | Christ they 've done that for , the double decker Used to cos they was waiting in the come round to get |