Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] waiting " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It was a timebomb just waiting to be ignited , ’ said a source . |
| 2 | In theory , it is a simple matter to overthrow a wilting strongman and replace him with a civilian president conveniently waiting in the wings . |
| 3 | But it is a ready-made blueprint for inequality just waiting to be copied by other reactionary governments . |
| 4 | And , as the hairs on head and body are all at different stages of the hair growth cycle , waxing does not always mean that some hair does n't grow back quickly — it may have been just under the skin just waiting to pop out ! |
| 5 | Behind his thick spectacles , his eyes positively blazed at the sight of a completed chart just waiting to have lines drawn on it , and he was always very quick off the mark with his instant weather forecasts whenever any aircrews were planning a jaunt somewhere . |
| 6 | He said : ‘ I 've been told all the stories about how my dad used to stand in the Steering Wheel Club with half a pint of lager just waiting to talk to people and to worm his way into Formula One . |
| 7 | Every sixth or seventh day or so , in the morning , as we prepare to sack out , and go through the stunned routines of miring , of mussing ( we derange each eyebrow with a fingerstroke against the grain ) , Tod and I can feel the dream just waiting to happen , gathering its energies from somewhere on the other side . |
| 8 | I 've got a ceiling just waiting to be painted . ’ |
| 9 | Water itself is , of course , a combined source of oxygen just waiting to be liberated via the breakdown of water vapour through photosynthesis . |
| 10 | He had no doubt that , mentally , most of the group now waiting in the library to be interviewed were following his actions almost to the minute . |
| 11 | It 's boring lying here waiting . |
| 12 | The burglar 's haul just waiting for an owner . |
| 13 | The problem with Channel 5 is that it is not lying empty , like a new motorway just waiting for somebody to cut the ribbon . |
| 14 | ‘ Just Cause ’ was a carefully planned invasion just waiting to happen , poised at the starting gate for the kind of justification that the macho thug in Panama City was bound to provide sooner or later . |
| 15 | There 's a dance culture and lifestyle in Swindon bubbling under the surface just waiting for recognition . |
| 16 | Calm and steady as a rock , the Pakistan captain just waiting here for the ball to come … ’ |
| 17 | Hindley and his son Hareton seemed like lost sheep to me , and I knew there was a wicked wolf just waiting for the chance to attack them . |
| 18 | There 's a cool half million pounds in the kitty just waiting to be snapped up … a NEW 50,000 Generation Name Game , the latest thing in family fun … the chance to scoop a fortune on Vernons Pools and , of course , diamonds , diamonds , diamonds . |
| 19 | You remind me of a beautiful ripe peach just waiting to be picked but when you 're opened up — surprise , surprise ! |
| 20 | I do n't know where your plectrum is , I expect it 's on the floor somewhere waiting for my hoover to get it ! |
| 21 | Realizing I could n't hang around on the dole forever waiting for the Tate Gallery to offer me an exhibition , and also that my boyfriend , also on the dole , was not likely to be able to support me , I decided to go for further training . |
| 22 | The test pilot quietly waiting , literally for the paint to dry . |
| 23 | Inside all of us there is a sultry , glamorous model just waiting to step under the studio lights . |
| 24 | The entire village is a children 's paradise , a stimulating world just waiting to be discovered . |
| 25 | Of course , for every Miss Miniver of 1909 there was probably an Ann Veronica , her dormant and delicious sexuality just waiting for H. G. Wells , New Man that he was , to wave his magic wand . |
| 26 | With the opposite number still waiting for his first save , Rhodes was in the thick of things again as he pushed a header from Dave Weir against the crossbar . |
| 27 | From the barren Sahara in the south to the fertile wine-producing plains of the north , Tunisia is a land of variety and surprise just waiting to be experienced . |
| 28 | One of the largest televisions Kate had ever seen dominated one side of the room , its VCR with a cassette just waiting to play . |
| 29 | ‘ But when she arrived Terry had all the Press there waiting to see her . |
| 30 | I picked my way forward waiting for the sun to set . |