Example sentences of "sit [adv] [v-ing] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They sit around waiting for Daryl . |
| 2 | He did n't always recognize the president 's authority , there 's a wonderful , there 's a wonderful true story of er er at some point in the Korean war Truman flew out from Los Angeles and MacArthur flew out from er Korea and they met in one of the Pacific islands , I forget which one i er Wake Island I think , and , and on the runway you had the president 's plane at one end and MacArthur 's plane at the other end you see , and Truman sits there waiting for MacArthur to come to him and MacArthur sits there waiting for the president to come to him , you see , and nobody moves . |
| 3 | If you fantasise about a warm , loving relationship , are you making an effort to meet new people , learning from past mistakes , and being a warm , loving person towards yourself and others — or sitting indoors waiting for Mr or Ms Right to knock on your door bearing a glass slipper ? |
| 4 | So I get sick of sitting here waiting for people |
| 5 | And it seemed to her that she was at least two people , for the person who had plunged them into the forest and brought them to this spot was not the same as the person who sat here waiting for Allen to say what he was doing , and for the Friar to return . |