Example sentences of "he was wait for [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was waiting for a couple of soluble aspirin to break up in a glass of water as he stood before the opened mirror-cabinet . |
| 2 | Harvey suggested Morris go on down to the party ahead of him , as he was waiting for a partner : he had no wish to take Rupert Murdoch 's shilling , but he was happy to drink his champagne . |
| 3 | What he said was he was waiting for the government for better |
| 4 | In fact he was waiting for the place , its calm and its unconcern , to make him feel better . |
| 5 | As he was waiting for the barmaid to pour the drinks , Dexter could not resist temptation . |
| 6 | So he turned round the second he did , and made it look as though he was waiting for the woman he 'd just tried to kill — when they were walking along together … |
| 7 | He was waiting for the crowd to disperse from the grave so he could say his own private farewells when a respectable old lady with a blue rinse came up to him and said , ‘ You do n't remember me , do you , I 'm Mrs Flaherty . ’ |
| 8 | He was waiting for the mountain rescue team to pick him up but we had no idea he was there and neither did anyone else . ‘ |