Example sentences of "and the [noun sg] wait for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have the husband and the child waiting for lunch . ’ |
| 2 | British Telecom profits doubled in one year and the public waited for increases in telephone charges , the the usual consequence . |
| 3 | She was floating along the aisle of a dimly lit church , the only reality the beautiful white dress she was wearing and the man waiting for her at the altar , and even he was shrouded in a mist , preventing her from seeing his face . |
| 4 | His sabotage had opened all the doors around the ship , and the ramp waited for him invitingly . |
| 5 | He went back to the tray where the soup and the whisky waited for his comfort . |
| 6 | Finlayson found Major Gibbs and the adjutant waiting for him . |
| 7 | On 6 May 1628 he was the first to propose proceeding through the Petition of Right , although he did not use the phrase , and the House waited for word from Coke before acting . |
| 8 | Ward began to explain , about Iris Sunderby and the boat waiting for us in Punta Arenas . |