Your pictures on the theme of 'waiting'

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An opera audience in their boothsImage source, Daniel Yiu
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Daniel Yiu: "An audience awaits the show at the famous Teatro alla Scala opera house in Milan, Italy."

Driver on a steam trainImage source, Nic Drew
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Nic Drew took this photo at Ropley station on the Watercress Line: "The steam train driver seemed to be in his own world, whilst waiting to depart."

Old man with applesImage source, Oros Claudiu
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Oros Claudiu snapped this smiling man with his apples.

Person by water with umbrellaImage source, Dayve Ward
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Dayve Ward: "I caught this person admiring the view as the sun broke out fleetingly."

An attendant waiting for visitors to arriveImage source, Jonathan Wilkes
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Jonathan Wilkes: "A lady attendant waiting in the shade for visitors to arrive at the Ben Youssef Madrasa in the centre of Marrakesh."

A Mariachi band in Xochimilco in Mexico CityImage source, Roman Glukhman
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Roman Glukhman says this Mariachi band in Xochimilco in Mexico City was waiting to be picked up by a passing boat.

An incense worker sitting down on his breakImage source, Hero Wong
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Hero Wong took this picture of a worker on his break at an incense factory in China.

A woman looking out a window in a wedding dressImage source, BOB GOODE
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Bob Goode shared with us his digitised picture of a still taken in 1983.

An elderly lady sits outside her doorwayImage source, Patrick Temmerman
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Patrick Temmerman: "Taken a few years ago in Antwerp. The lady would occasionally turn and yell at some unseen person or thing in the darkened doorway."

Lunchtime rush at a typical British chippyImage source, Ross Swift
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Ross Swift photographed the lunchtime rush at a typical British chippy.

A family waits outside their houseImage source, Jayne Haywood
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Jayne Haywood: "Living in an area with high unemployment on the outskirts of Johannesburg. A boy waits for something to happen or someone to call. No electronic devices await him, just contemplation."

Ballerinas waiting in a queue for the looImage source, Verna Evans
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Verna Evans photographed these ballerinas waiting in a queue for the loo.

A cat crouches on a wallImage source, Vicky
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Vicky: "This cat was having fun sitting on the wall and 'swiping' at passers-by."

A person covered in white material waits at a bus stopImage source, Al Garber
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The next theme is "wheels" and the deadline for your entries is 5 February. If you would like to enter, send your pictures to yourpics@bbc.co.uk. Further details and terms can be found by following the link to "We set the theme, you take the pictures" at the bottom of the page.