1.   At any one time there were three hundred people patiently waiting in the most appalling weather.

2.   At least fifty people were waiting in line.

3.   In Teheran poor peoples wait in long lines in the snow for paraffin.

4.   People waited outside for the chance to see some celebrities.

5.   The trend is for people to wait longer to Marry and have children.

6.   People were waiting to check in their luggage.

7.   People have been waiting impatiently for a chance to improve the situation.

8.   People waited in line to cast their votes.

9.   The people were waiting in line.

10.   Obviously people do not wait until the end of the utterance before deciding on an interpretation.