Example sentences of "been waiting [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Irena produced a suit from somewhere — I had nothing appropriate to wear and the Czechs dress up to go out — and on a cold wet evening Miroslav , who once behind his bassoon could n't stop smiling , dragged me in off Red Army Square where I 'd been waiting under an umbrella watching a group of Czech soldiers trying to stand up , and escorted me up to the balcony of the Fucik Hall to watch the performance . |
| 2 | Prince Charles said he 'd been waiting for a year for the chance to speak publiclty about the fate of the Marsh Arabs . |
| 3 | For two years Kelly 's been waiting for a heart and lung transplant , the only cure for her condition . |
| 4 | Because of the recession , stockpiles of ‘ new ’ cars had been waiting for a buyer for up to two years . |
| 5 | ‘ Barbados has been waiting for a hotel of this calibre for a very long time . ’ |
| 6 | Columbia 's payload has been waiting for a shuttle ride since nineteen eighty six . |
| 7 | They 'd been waiting for a council house for 5 years . |
| 8 | I have been waiting for a lift for four hours . |
| 9 | The length of time they have been waiting for a house or factors such as overcrowding and damp are far more important than marital status , Mrs Smith said . |
| 10 | One particularly nasty German television journalist informed me that he had been waiting for a month and if anyone was getting near Ortega , it was him . |
| 11 | A shopkeeper had a dispute with a customer , a woman who had been waiting for a bus had popped in to mention parking on the footpath at weekends , the school had organised some Maypole dancing and wondered if part of the car park could be cordoned off , somebody else wanted vehicle watch forms . |
| 12 | Is the Chancellor aware that not so long ago I met a chap in Blackpool who said to me , ’ When you see that Chancellor of the Duchy , tell him that I want to give him a piece of my mind : not only is the poll tax three times higher than the rates , but I have lost my job , my wife has been waiting for an operation for two years , my daughter has lost her maternity grant through this Tory Government and my son has lost his income support — so when you see the chairman of the Tory party , will you tell him that I want to meet him to discuss this matter at the top of the Blackpool Tower ? ’ |
| 13 | For more than 2 years , Richard Goodsell , from Henley , has been waiting for an operation on an arthritic finger . |
| 14 | He put aside being lonely for a moment , and realized that hunger had been waiting for an opportunity to make-itself felt . |
| 15 | Rainbow 's been waiting for an opportunity to nudge the conversation round to Stamford Hill . |
| 16 | They must have been waiting in a car , as neither wore an overcoat and both were suddenly there smack in front of me , blocking the pavement , tantalizingly close to home . |
| 17 | During the trial Mr O'Donnell told how he had agreed to go with McPherson , who had driven him to a lay-by at the Rest and Be Thankful on the A83 road , where men he recognised had been waiting in a van . |