Example sentences of "waited [adv] for the [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had been amazed to find that he was n't married , and waited painfully for the announcement of an engagement , or a sizzling scandalous affair . |
| 2 | Clare , who blushed with shame whenever she thought about it , waited anxiously for the result of her tests at St Stephen 's Hospital . |
| 3 | To Wilson , they all seemed to be in a fever and like any good nurse she waited anxiously for the point of crisis , more concerned about the fate of Mrs Browning than about that of Italy . |
| 4 | In the enormous dining room , even the chandeliers seemed to tremble as they waited breathlessly for the arrival of the Prince of Wales . |
| 5 | We waited expectantly for the arrival of the spotters who usually provided the information on the train engine . |