Example sentences of "i waited for [art] " in BNC.

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1 There now seemed no need even to ask for help ; my needs were known , so I waited for a cure .
2 The man at Capital told me to hold on , and I waited for a very long time .
3 If I waited for a hundred years , if I devoted my life to fasting and asceticism and scholarship as the Druids do , still it would make no difference .
4 I waited for a full hour before I caught a glimpse of the sight that I had come to see .
5 I waited for a while but he did n't show any sign of appearing so I went outside .
6 I waited for a day or so , expecting some sort of national protest .
7 Later I found out that a standby wife had got halfway down the aisle before turning back , remorseful at abandoning her husband , leaving one empty seat — my seat , I brooded , as I waited for the next flight . )
8 All kinds of thoughts raced through my mind as I waited for the explosion in our midst .
9 Another three weeks passed as I waited for the reassuring ‘ chit ’ .
10 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 .
11 Red in the face and thoroughly hot and uncomfortable , I waited for the laughter to subside .
12 For some reason I waited for the answer to that one .
13 I waited for the crowd to thin out , then went to have a closer look .
14 The other complaint we receive is ‘ I waited for the issue to come out and my ad was n't in it .
15 And so I waited for the darkness of the Tongan night to lift , my fingers tightly crossed .
16 Amusing myself with such trivial thoughts , I waited for the rain to give up .
17 After replacing the 'phone I waited for the tingling to stop then looked at my watch .
18 I waited for the bedtime story .
19 A very cold lump formed at the back of my spine while I waited for the rest of it .
20 Then I waited for the evening to come , but the hours passed very slowly .
21 I felt frightened as I waited for the mysterious man .
22 I waited for the ambulance to arrive .
23 Hour after hour the legions marched past , walking as much over each others ' bodies as over the ground , while I waited for the queen .
24 ‘ While I waited for the doctor , worried stiff , a girl arrived , advanced in labour .
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