Example sentences of "he waited for the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 He waited for the other woman to finish what she was saying , and then smiled shyly at Loretta .
2 He waited for the first time Phillis was out , and scored the record .
3 He waited for the right moment , walked calmly across the road , knelt down , put his neck across the railway line and waited for a loaded van to sever his head .
4 His lips clamped together and he raised one corner of his thin mouth in a spiteful leer , his large bald head nodding deliberately to and fro while he waited for the younger man 's response .
5 He waited for the inevitable question .
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