Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] waiting " in BNC.
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| 1 | It could be on the other side of the island or asleep or waiting to leap out the water and swallow them whole . |
| 2 | ‘ The speed with which some of the incidents flared up suggests , in fact , that the kids were not sitting indoors , but that they were already out there on the streets — often bored , resentful and waiting for trouble ’ ( ibid.:46 ) . |
| 3 | And against this jaded , depleted army would be the whole resources of Thorfinn 's kingdom , from Moray south to the Forth , fresh and waiting . |
| 4 | The atmosphere of this immensely still , stranded landscape , empty and waiting like an Eden , was beginning to affect him , in spite of all his doubts . |
| 5 | They left within two days of his release , leaving me tired , dazed , relieved and waiting for the Second Son to come ‘ home ’ for yet another week-end . |
| 6 | He 's calmed down now , sits off by himself , ramrod-straight and waiting . |
| 7 | The last point of habitation before the pass and every dwelling a-gleam with water as though the whole place was deluge-cursed and waiting to fall into the river . |
| 8 | Mr Lambert said : ‘ It may be that this man was hitch-hiking or waiting for a lift . ’ |
| 9 | News on the Rialto is that the marker price at which IBM Corp is doing deals is $45,000 per MIPS — and our New York associate Technology News of America hears German users are sitting tight and waiting for the price to hit $40,000 per MIPS . |
| 10 | I know that some parents might become tense while waiting to see their children , and they feel they need a cigarette to calm their nerves . |
| 11 | If a group arrives in the morning before the housekeeping department has had time to clean and service all the rooms , then the group must be made comfortable whilst waiting to gain access to their rooms . |
| 12 | She knew nothing of the future other than that it was an inhospitable fog that no-one had any choice but to enter , but she was certain that there was a scene all laid-out and waiting for her where she brought in the name of the man — or woman — who 'd first talked to Chrissie and then run her down . |
| 13 | She had come early , knowing the agony of being alone and waiting … |
| 14 | But he had been unafraid , although a tremor had gone through him as he entered the great Sun Chamber and found Dierdriu alone and waiting for him . |
| 15 | Mr Milburn said he had spoken to an 81-year-old lady from Harrowgate Hill who has got steadily more blind while waiting two years for treatment for cataracts . |
| 16 | It is estimated that over 30 species have become extinct while waiting for a listing . |
| 17 | Having lost one job he was interviewed at the Feltham Ordnance Factory , but was rejected as useless , ‘ having fallen asleep while waiting to be given instructions ’ . |
| 18 | Standing in her place was Alina , red-eyed and waiting to be taken home . |
| 19 | They were restless and waiting to see the one so wicked . |
| 20 | Lying on the bed , naked and waiting , Maggie lost her nerve . |
| 21 | It lay open and waiting a stone 's throw away . |
| 22 | ‘ The entertainer ’ approach is based on the assumption that motivation is latent and waiting to be tapped . |
| 23 | In contrast , Scottish Enterprise and the Scottish Office were keeping tight-lipped and waiting for a final decision to be made known today or tomorrow . |
| 24 | Intuitively , one might claim that the need for completeness which is satisfied when are angry is added to residents in ( 2 ) is of the same order as that experienced when waiting for , say , the splash of a stone thrown out over the sea , or for the arrival of food in one 's mouth when one has watched it being prepared . |
| 25 | 3 Be intensely attentive when waiting for answer of imitation . |
| 26 | By that time , of course , the element of surprise is lost and his guard is ready and waiting . |
| 27 | A fortnight away by the sea and when they came back , the flat all ready and waiting for them . |
| 28 | She was eminently suitable , well liked by everyone and was ready and waiting . |
| 29 | Mr Robin Cook , Labour 's health spokesman , said in every ambulance station in London there were staff ready and waiting to provide emergency cover . |
| 30 | When Nigel went into the Left Arts Review he found that a good review of Eleanor 's book was ready and waiting . |