Example sentences of "she waited for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A pregnant woman lost her baby after she fainted as she waited for a bus and fell into the path of a lorry driven by her uncle . |
| 2 | She waited for a rebuke . |
| 3 | She waited for a moment and then walked off to stand in a different part of the ship . |
| 4 | He was finally restrained by police after he grabbed Mrs Rodham as she waited for a bus . |
| 5 | Dawn astonished doctors by becoming pregnant as she waited for a hysterectomy after being told she would never have a child . |
| 6 | She waited for a reply . |
| 7 | She waited for a family to pass by , eating ice-creams , then she said , ‘ Cameron , I 've no intention of leaving William . ’ |
| 8 | She waited for a response , but Pascoe just nodded . |
| 9 | She waited for a pleasure-craft to go by , so there was no chance that its engines would drown her voice . |
| 10 | She waited for a while , then she undressed and climbed into bed , the coat thrown over the top to add extra warmth . |
| 11 | She waited for a second , hoping Marek would turn and catch her eye . |
| 12 | Perhaps , if she waited for a while , Christine might come to her again . |
| 13 | She waited for a moment longer , to worry the hijacker . |
| 14 | She waited for a moment , and then said , ‘ Kee , Mr Kee . |
| 15 | She waited for a minute and then added , apologetically , ‘ Gran was foul to her , you know that . ’ |
| 16 | She waited for a gap in the traffic and scurried across the road . |
| 17 | She waited for a moment . |
| 18 | The woman was attacked in the early hours of Wednesday at an isolated station at Mexborough , South Yorks , as she waited for a late train home . |
| 19 | She waited ; it seemed she waited for an eternity . |
| 20 | HOSPITAL officials have pledged to investigate allegations that a 90-year-old patient was not properly cared for while she waited for an operation . |
| 21 | Mungo admired Emily 's patience as she waited for the right moment to mention his proposition . |
| 22 | Nothing seemed to penetrate Violet 's consciousness as she waited for the fight to start . |
| 23 | Police were called but arrived too late to stop him mugging 60-year-old Rose McDevitt , who was knocked to the floor and robbed of her handbag as she waited for the lift . |
| 24 | The next few days were agony for Constance , as she waited for the letter to arrive . |
| 25 | Hiding in the hedge a safe distance from the truck , she waited for the man to appear . |
| 26 | Leaning against it , she waited for the car to start . |
| 27 | She now rubbed her hand over the oilcloth as she waited for the next question . |
| 28 | The bedroom was on the same level as the terrace , the small sitting-room and the kitchen , and so she waited for the sound of another door or footsteps on the stone staircase down to the entrance hall . |
| 29 | Gripping a hand rail , she waited for the door of the air lock to open . |
| 30 | She waited for the unpleasant tingling on the back of her neck to go away and bother somebody else . |