Sentence examples for of getting standby from inspiring English sources

Outside the Lyceum, I've seen a long line desperate for returns for "The Lion King"; yet the forlorn little phalanx of tourists that has gathered every night for years outside Her Majesty's in hopes of getting standby tickets for "The Phantom of the Opera" seems to have dematerialized.

The blizzard approaching New York City has reduced the number of Justin Bieber fans lined up on 49th street hoping to get standby tickets for his appearance on "Saturday Night Live".

"The foundation is getting standby money, and it's on hold," he said.

All over, air crews have been complaining about the difficulty of getting free standby flights, an important perk of the job, because planes are flying record loads of paying passengers.

Instead of schlepping to the gate, I was able to get my standby priority pass at the club's front desk, and I was told that the 4 45 p.m. flight might be my best shot.

I've got a standby ticket".

Or I could choose from door 3 and WAIT for hours to see if I could go standby and maybe get to my house within 8 hours of my actual arrival time, but at least within the same time zone.

Want to get on the standby list?

Meanwhile, Ashley misses her flight and gets stuck on standby.

The iPad Pro lasts a week on standby, as does Google's Pixel C. I'm lucky if I managed to get a day of standby out of the TabPro S, which has one of the longest battery lives of any Windows 10 tablet I've tested.

Though Tina and Matt had been optimistic that many of us would get into the show, the standby tickets had been handed out, and our line had not budged an inch.