Example sentences of "he waited [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They reached a door and he waited during the ritual unlocking and locking and chit-chat between the screws . |
| 2 | Reloading the Walther , he waited for the lavatory to flush before going through to help the old man back to bed . |
| 3 | While he waited for the bath to fill he went through the whole scene again in his head and congratulated himself for staying so calm . |
| 4 | Now I could hear the throb of impatience in his voice as he waited for the curtain to go up . |
| 5 | He waited for the first time Phillis was out , and scored the record . |
| 6 | He waited for the blast . |
| 7 | He waited for the cuff around the ear . |
| 8 | He waited for the right moment , walked calmly across the road , knelt down , put his neck across the railway line and waited for a loaded van to sever his head . |
| 9 | He shivered in shop doorways as he waited for the traffic lights to give him green . |
| 10 | The idea of this power , this energy , came to him as he waited for the traffic lights to change so that he could cross . |
| 11 | ‘ I know you speak Russian , ’ Myeloski said as he waited for the Englishman , ‘ but it would be better if we spoke only English . |
| 12 | Sharpe patted the stallion , then walked him downstream until he reached the ford where , once more , he waited for the enemy 's advance . |
| 13 | He waited for the train to shudder to a halt before jumping from the freight car and closing the door as quietly as possible behind him . |
| 14 | He leaned forward , his forearms resting on his knees , his eyes riveted to the portable radio at his feet as he waited for the pitcher 's next delivery . |
| 15 | As he waited for the executioner , he was dressed in the blue suit that he had worn on his last public appearance . |
| 16 | His lips clamped together and he raised one corner of his thin mouth in a spiteful leer , his large bald head nodding deliberately to and fro while he waited for the younger man 's response . |
| 17 | He waited for the inevitable question . |
| 18 | He waited for the Doctor to pass in front of him and followed . |
| 19 | He waited for the girl 's regular visits to the sick cow just as impatiently as his dog waited to be fed . |
| 20 | He waited for the laughter to die down and then , ignoring Mickey Aronson , he leaned his head out of the window , gave his gravelly laugh and confided to the other men : ‘ A bigger ignoramus I never met ; he does n't even know that ships and cars are always female . ’ |
| 21 | He brushed a speck of dust from his sleeve as he waited for the silence he required . |
| 22 | As he waited for the noise to die down , Forester looked around the room . |
| 23 | He shifted from one foot to the other as he waited for the door to be answered . |
| 24 | He waited for the questions . |
| 25 | Less than ten yards away from Harry as he waited for the Swindon train , the same man stood examining paperbacks on a bookstall . |
| 26 | The man hesitated , his eyes flicking nervously from side to side as he waited for the magic . |
| 27 | He had known it would not satisfy them , and he waited for the rumbles to grow before he said : ‘ Very well . |
| 28 | He waited for the other woman to finish what she was saying , and then smiled shyly at Loretta . |
| 29 | And to crown it all , ‘ What a charming companion you have been , ’ Ven commented across the table as he waited for the waiter to bring him their bill . |
| 30 | As he waited for the ambulance , the injured man bravely signed autographs for the children . |