Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] waited for " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the Dutchwoman and I waited for the musicians to gather themselves up she commented on the sea symbols of fish and anchor in the nave . |
| 2 | The man at Capital told me to hold on , and I waited for a very long time . |
| 3 | Marius and I waited for twenty minutes and then walked into Mike 's room , only to find him snoring loudly , unconscious . |
| 4 | ‘ He asked me what I could say of you , Callanish , and I waited for your signal knowing that when he was wiser and ready I could tell him . ’ |
| 5 | He closed the curtains and I waited for him to come out to his car . |
| 6 | for two days Signe and I waited for Harvey Newbegin to return . |
| 7 | The week 's work was done and she waited for another hard week to start in this ugly , holiday dress . |
| 8 | He lived his separate life and she waited for him to falter and slip back into alcohol . |
| 9 | Twice she was in the very act , loaded fork in her hand , when her breathing quickened , her mouth drew into a forbidding shiver of disgust , and she waited for the next signal to come round . |
| 10 | His lips twisted and she waited for the inevitable cynical response , but surprisingly it did n't come . |
| 11 | His mouth began to nuzzle her face , and she waited for him to declare himself . |
| 12 | Her heart began to beat a little quicker and she waited for him to go on . |
| 13 | I sat beside her and we waited for those who had not yet arrived . |
| 14 | It was exciting — they were good advertisements , and we waited for the first children to come . |
| 15 | Our breaking-in weeks were nearly over and we waited for news of posting to Initial Training Wing . |
| 16 | A lift was coming and they waited for it . |
| 17 | IB4E paid the money and they waited for the train to take them to Ratvick . |
| 18 | Peggy moved her head in a gesture that brought her mother 's and Henry 's full attention on her , and they waited for some seconds before Peggy , moving up the hall towards the drawing-room , explained , ‘ It 's … it 's his particular part of the day ; he … he likes to see to her himself . ’ |
| 19 | It seemed as if it were coming from a long distance and he waited for a moment , and the moment went into a full minute , and then slowly he opened the door . |
| 20 | Clare was in the bathroom , and he waited for her at the bottom of the stairs . |
| 21 | He had known it would not satisfy them , and he waited for the rumbles to grow before he said : ‘ Very well . |
| 22 | It was a big place and he waited for twenty minutes while girls came and went . |
| 23 | We usually eat at seven , but we waited for you — I 've got a casserole in the oven . ’ |