Example sentences of "[vb past] anxiously for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | The Gnomes sat together at the end of the breakfast table and waited anxiously for the verdict . |
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 | Evelyn waited anxiously for the heaving to subside . |
4 | In a comfortable , pleasant sitting-room , the two ladies of the house waited anxiously for the doctor and the police to arrive . |
5 | 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 . |