Example sentences of "waiting [prep] [art] [noun sg] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | SIX MONTHS ago , we were all waiting for The Stone Roses to crossover into the US charts — that was the talk . |
| 2 | SIX MONTHS ago , we were all waiting for The Stone Roses to crossover into the US charts — that was the talk . |
| 3 | When at 7.30 am on Saturday 8 May I saw Marion Reid sitting in brilliant sunshine on the pavement , beside the doll 's house she had made for the Sale , waiting for the Church doors to be opened , I knew that all would be well . |
| 4 | Stories were told of whole communities sitting down and wailing the old tune whilst waiting for the slave masters to arrive and incarcerate their bodies and souls . |
| 5 | Group 3 , 105 men of Troops 5 and 6 under 3 Commando 's second-in-command Major Jack Churchill , were waiting for the Maaloy batteries to open up as the craft ran towards the beach . |
| 6 | Before dawn this morning the protestors were again out in force , ready and waiting for the demolition men . |
| 7 | Security officials concede the enormity of their task as there are around 4,000 militants in the Valley trained in the use of arms and explosives by Pakistan while another 3,000 are waiting for the winter snows to melt so they can cross over into India from Pakistan . |
| 8 | I also suspect that all the major players will shortly move to 400dpi as their base resolution , it 's probably only a question of waiting for the engine manufacturers to get production rolling for the new CCITT Group IV facsimile standard and then taking the excess . |
| 9 | If ever there was a place waiting for the missionary preachings of the energy efficiency industry it must be there . |
| 10 | Workers could not clear the tunnels of smoke while waiting for the rescue teams to arrive . |
| 11 | It blended in beautifully with the rubbish bags and empty bottles waiting for the refuse men , but with my luck they 'd probably arrive before I could collect it . |
| 12 | Mm oh I 'm pleased about that , I 'm just waiting for the wedding bells , I said to Robert I said if they ca n't get any one to witness it , I said we 'll be there , , he said , well you I said what do you mean ? |
| 13 | There was no romance here , only the sickening remnants of battle , the dead looted , some still lying , waiting for the carrion eaters . |
| 14 | of green waiting in the wheat stripes each winter . |
| 15 | I know Dad says he knows all about the theatre because he works there , but he does n't , he does n't know a thing about actually being out there on the boards — waiting in the dressing rooms for your call — putting on your make-up — rehearsing in a real ensemble where you do workshops and Stanislavsky method and … |
| 16 | But he must be all too aware that it wo n't impress the Soviet citizens facing economic crisis , and waiting in the food queues , nor will it immediately resolve the ethnic problems which beset him . |
| 17 | When the meeting is over Jane and I walk back towards our own department , past the sightseers waiting outside the security barriers at the end of Downing Street . |
| 18 | ‘ All the people waiting at the bus stops were shrivelled up with the cold ; they looked so miserable standing there but cheered up when they saw us coming along . |
| 19 | Mr Dent from the third floor , who was waiting by the lift doors , looked at him narrowly . |