answer: Janice waits for a response but #Person2# says it's out of their hands.
documents: #Person1#: What are you guys doing over there?
  #Person2#: What do you mean, Janice?
  #Person1#: I'Ve been waiting for a response on the Blake Building design for nearly two weeks.
  #Person2#: I'm sorry, Janice. But we'Ve been waiting on the client. It's out of our hands at the moment.