Example sentences of "were waiting for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We are told that you were chatting to him , amongst others , while you were waiting for a cab . ’ |
| 2 | As of 12 September 1991 , 200 young people in the CambsTEC area were waiting for a youth training place . |
| 3 | Cameramen and reporters were waiting for a statement . |
| 4 | East Hampshire district and Hampshire County Councils were aware of this family , who were waiting for a house to become available . |
| 5 | And it was quite quiet for a little bit because most of them had established themselves and we were waiting for a breakout and er we did n't get on the move again until the they went through the after it had been . |
| 6 | They were waiting for a lobster boat 's arrival in expectation of being thrown a free dinner — less work than fishing on their own account ; which about summed up life on the Keys , Trent thought . |
| 7 | The hostess of the coffee place thought they were waiting for a table and corrected them for not standing in the queue . |