Sentence examples for were standing by for from inspiring English sources

They either had a ticket out, to Fort Lauderdale, on the last flight of the night, or were standing by for the next available plane.

Although the fire was quickly extinguished by firefighters who were standing by for the landing, nine people were injured in the evacuation, which required the plane's 369 passengers to slide down inflatable chutes.

So there we were, standing by for the new-look, no-singing, no-dancing Prime Minister's Questions, where "yah-boo" politics was replaced by a Socratic dialogue on the major issues of the day.

2 11 42 Tower: Critter five-ninety-two, they're going to be standing by for you.

Attention President Bush: C.E.O.'s in Detroit are standing by for your call.

We're standing by for any reports of acquisition... Coming up on three minutes until time of drogue deployment.

Batteries of lawyers are standing by for both sides in the swing states, especially Ohio, where the skirmishing was already under way.

A security guard has been standing by for seven hours, listening over and over again to the recorded information about the purse.

Analysts are standing by for gloomy news from Ford and GM even though Ford, when it last reported, stuck to its forecast of a small profit this year.Not another new carThis is no market for weaklings.

At least the Rangers are home now - their fans are standing by for their first taste of Stanley Cup Finals hockey since 1994, and that has to provide something of a boost for the home team.

Meanwhile, Wilson's Vreeland wig (b), perched on a lacquer stacking box from Niall Smith, (212) 255-0660, is standing by for when she films "Full Gallop" for television, she hopes, sometime next year.