Example sentences of "waiting for the [noun sg] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Downstairs , Elsie Hogan , the bloom of youth scoured from her skeleton , lay waiting for the haemorrhage that would end it all . |
| 2 | She clapped her hands over her ears waiting for the water that was almost upon them , aware of the damage it was going to cause . |
| 3 | In particular , I was waiting for the hedgehog that made its nest at the end of our garden last autumn to come back to life . |
| 4 | Others stand nearby , waiting for the invitation that will never come totally unconditionally . |
| 5 | Whole rooms of the Turk 's Head were taken over by bits of fairground waiting for the revival that would send Uncle Titch and Grandad chortling off to the local branch of the Co-op . |
| 6 | I came out of the forces , he was only waiting for the time that I came out , for him to retire . |
| 7 | He did n't spare Schmidt a glance ; his eyes held Culley 's , waiting for the glint that betrays sudden movement . |
| 8 | They were standing on the jetty with a score of chattering women , waiting for the launch that would take them to the depot ship Omega . |