Example sentences of "[noun sg] waited for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On a wild and windy day , with gusts of rain driving into the side of the crematorium , an Anglican priest waited for the next funeral to commence . |
| 2 | After the church ceremony , a horse and carriage waited for the newlyweds and took them to their reception , where an entertainer was waiting in the wings to take the children off the adults ' hands . |
| 3 | Our business is personal with him and if you get between us — ’ The factor waited for the threat but a tall cloaked figure standing beside Menzies had pulled his arm to forestall him . |
| 4 | The Duke waited for a moment . |
| 5 | The men from the Rathcoole district waited for the order to come for their release , but nothing happened . |
| 6 | For an anxious moment Ace waited for the suit 's air system to cut in . |
| 7 | Analysing the difference between Labour and the Tories , Mr Kinnock said that while Labour planned ahead for the future , the Government waited for the future to come and hit them . |
| 8 | The Sergeant waited for the drum-roll to die away , and for a drunk , shouting incoherently , to be dragged through a grim looking door . |
| 9 | A tense 40 minutes followed as the gang waited for the arrival of a security van , loaded with double Christmas wages for local firms in Blackley , Manchester . |
| 10 | The old Bishop waited for the little murmur of sympathetic approval that ran through the ranks , and they listened just as sympathetically as he rambled on into the usual pious platitudes that ended his eulogy . |
| 11 | The Mother waited for the straggling child to catch up with her , and then she bent down , shouted something to it right up close against its face , and then hit it hard across the face with the back of her right hand . |