Example sentences of "they [be] waiting for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If they are waiting for reinforcements , ’ remarked Osbern of Eu , ‘ they will be in no hurry to fight in any case . |
| 2 | COLA Director Gerry Thompson said they are waiting for ideas to formulate . |
| 3 | Perhaps we , I mean , then British Section said to us on this erm and I 'd s , already said I think er by the time it got to this stage of conversation that we were without a prisoner at the moment , but , but awaiting one , and he said well , that would ex , that would explain it because er , until we initiate it , British Section initiates it you wo n't get another prisoner , they 're waiting for conformation from R E S |
| 4 | Labour 's campaign coordinator Jack Cunningham was forced to apologise yesterday to Hexham woman Caroline Drain after her name was included without her permission on a list of people who had telephoned the health hotline to say they were waiting for operations . |
| 5 | They were waiting for Nicandra to come in . |
| 6 | A waiter came up and after one close look at them asked if they were waiting for Count Felipe de Santis . |
| 7 | They had laid down their War Aims and they were waiting for Germany to speak . |
| 8 | In answer to our enquiries they said they were waiting for goods coming from Egypt to receive customs clearance . |
| 9 | ‘ Came here once , ’ commented Lord Beddington morosely , looking round while they were waiting for cabs to return . |
| 10 | Boys queued up to take Gloria out , but avoided Deirdre , in case she asked them to help her muck out while they were waiting for Gloria to get her false eyelashes in the right place . |