I just used to wait for things to happen to him.

I kept waiting for something to happen, and nothing ever did.

What have you done, but sit here and wait for something to happen?

At least he wouldn't sit waiting in the room for something to happen.

And I don't like sitting around waiting for things to happen.

All your life you've been sitting around waiting for something to happen to you.

To her, the whole world's just a photograph waiting to happen.

The company simply could not sit around and wait for things to happen, he said.

All three seem to be waiting for something to happen.

We've been waiting for things to happen, and they already have!