Example sentences of "[vb past] anxiously for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That summer football waited anxiously for a decision on the future of the League competition . |
| 2 | The Gnomes sat together at the end of the breakfast table and waited anxiously for the verdict . |
| 3 | Clare , who blushed with shame whenever she thought about it , waited anxiously for the result of her tests at St Stephen 's Hospital . |
| 4 | Evelyn waited anxiously for the heaving to subside . |
| 5 | In a comfortable , pleasant sitting-room , the two ladies of the house waited anxiously for the doctor and the police to arrive . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | She pondered anxiously for a moment , then decided to jump down anyway . |