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

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1 We waited for a while as he shovelled coal and filled his boilers .
2 If in past decades we waited for the telegram to arrive , it did not lessen the shock , but it did prepare us for the event .
3 poised as we waited for the sound of breaking glass ,
4 While we waited for the service to finish we amused ourselves rearranging the flowers on the graves .
5 ‘ Where did you stay last night ? ’ he asked while we waited for the cameras to be set up .
6 The doctor had fixed it in place in the car , as we waited for the luggage to be stowed .
7 We waited for the Sheikha .
8 He kissed me in the back of the car while we waited for the others , but nothing moved in me .
9 We waited for the queues to subside , then partook of fresh salmon , prawns , beef in vinaigrette , salmon vol-au-vent and salad garnishing , followed by lemon and raspberry mousse .
10 It was exciting — they were good advertisements , and we waited for the first children to come .
11 The next morning he came with me to the station , and as we waited for the train , we watched the crowds .
12 Daily we waited for the skies to fall .
13 We waited for the moment when we would hear those words : ‘ It 's a … ‘
14 That day , as we waited for the doctor to come back from the mountains , was one of deep anxiety for the whole family .
15 As we waited for the lights to change I noticed a sleek white sports car which had stopped at the foot of the church steps to take in a passenger .
16 Here is another example of BR communication photographed on Middlesbrough station as we waited for the Hartlepool train .
17 We waited for an hour and a quarter but then it got dark .
18 That morning seemed endless as we waited for an ambulance to transport the most urgent cases to the hospital .
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