Example sentences of "they were wait [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As they were waiting at the bus stop in the main square of Fiesole , about five minutes ' walk from the house , she said carefully : |
| 2 | They all said they were waiting on the bank . |
| 3 | They er they , they said they were waiting on the bank to confirm the money . |
| 4 | While they were waiting for the warrant to arrive the Captain telephoned the American Consulate to inform them of Deborah Maxwell 's citizenship . |
| 5 | During the months they were waiting for the divorce he came to see her nearly every day . |
| 6 | While they were waiting for the targets to be set up , Burun took Rostov aside . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 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 | 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 |
| 11 | Then they were waiting for the fun to start . |
| 12 | 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 . |