Example sentences of "and they waited [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A lift was coming and they waited for it . |
| 2 | IB4E paid the money and they waited for the train to take them to Ratvick . |
| 3 | 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 . ’ |
| 4 | The two girls were both on night duty and they waited in vain all night , hoping against hope that Steve and his crew had perhaps been forced down somewhere , but by the time dawn came up and there was still no news , they realised he was just another casualty . |
| 5 | Bayonets were carefully sharpened then fixed ; hearts began to beat faster as the minutes passed , and they waited in silence for the command to advance . |
| 6 | Eventually it was time for bed and they waited until the middle of the night before sneaking to the workshop on tip-toes . |