Example sentences of "be waiting for [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 A BSkyB spokesman said : ‘ We 're waiting for the various football bodies to sort the matter out . ’
2 We 're waiting for the lost and founds .
3 And all the way through the film these things were happening and you 're waiting for the thrilling resolution .
4 They 're waiting for the little green men , he thought .
5 ‘ I have been waiting for a long time to get my hands on this one ’ , a review of Nicolson by Kingsley Amis began .
6 ‘ For many years we have been waiting for a mighty star to appear in the heavens and now it has .
7 The fog lifted and the house became filled with a babble of excitable people , few of whom spoke English and who all arrived at once because they 'd been waiting for a clear passage .
8 The banks have been hostile to the plans from the beginning but had been waiting for the right moment to withdraw on commercial rather than political grounds .
9 Although the City has recommended for the past year that Quality go public , the company has been waiting for the right moment .
10 I believe she used to be so reluctant about marrying people because marriage is important to her , she 's only been waiting for the right one . ’
11 He has been waiting for the right offer for some time after turning down an approach from Italian club Pisa several seasons ago .
12 He 's been waiting for the past half-hour . ’
13 We are waiting for a new quotation from Eurofighter for their part of the programme erm but in advance of receiving it I 'd not rather not speculate as to which impact it might have on the project .
14 But if lean times demand a sensible approach , that does n't mean designers are waiting for the economic upturn and a more healthy fashion market .
15 You say you had stuff stood here when I 'm waiting for a bleeding .
16 I 'm waiting for a new one .
17 I 'm waiting for the right moment . ’
18 I 'm waiting for the hot water , mm
19 ‘ I 'm waiting for the National Guard so I can go home , ’ he jokes .
20 In early 1945 I went with U Kyaw Min to Ceylon to talk to British forces which were then thought to be waiting for a seaborne invasion of Burma .
21 His eyes are a little protuberant , and his lips are set in a faint smile , so that as he leans forward against the wheel , gazing straight ahead through the windscreen , he seems to be waiting for the green light with eagerness .
22 Erm , so what were doing is were , we hope were waiting for a new prisoner to be allocated to us , erm , and perhaps we could , perhaps we could , perhaps we can write and remind you think , think we should do that ?
23 However I managed to find Mr Jaggers ' office , noticing that other people were waiting for the great man too .
24 ‘ You were waiting for the right person . ’
25 It was like , it was like a , like they were waiting for an offside or some there were just could n't believe , it was
26 PENNSYLVANIA governor Robert Casey , 61 , who is waiting for a heart-and-liver transplant , is continuing his duties from his hospital room .
27 Throughout this turn , he is waiting for a favourable reaction from the two footballers and , in significant contrast to his argument with Hollar , adopts a much less formal register in order not to alienate them .
28 She wrote : ‘ My mum is waiting for a heart-lung transplant .
29 1.42 One of the main reasons for delay in personal injury cases is the fact that the plaintiff 's solicitor is waiting for a medical prognosis before being able to quantify the claim .
30 This is a time for action … the country is waiting for an inspiring lead on a programme of courageous national reconstruction .
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