Example sentences of "waited [adv] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE pound had another tense day , struggling to hold its own on the exchanges as investors waited nervously for weekend opinion polls before deciding their next move . |
| 2 | He wanted only for the light to be put out , he waited only for darkness and sleep . |
| 3 | In my room I fell to my knees to thank God for the sign he had sent me , and waited eagerly for daylight . |
| 4 | Jean waited patiently for nature to take its course . |
| 5 | He waited impatiently for news of Surere 's capture . |
| 6 | He therefore tells us how he waited impatiently for transport home , the day before his Christmas holidays . |
| 7 | Huddling by the fire he waited impatiently for daylight and his relief . |
| 8 | He waited anxiously for Topaz 's arrival , bored when she was n't there . |
| 9 | In the prison Justine waited quietly for death . |
| 10 | In the prison Justine waited quietly for death . |