Example sentences of "waited [prep] the [noun] until " in BNC.
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| 1 | We waited in the yard until the lady prioress herself came out , a strange woman and rather young for such high office . |
| 2 | I waited in the kitchen until it was light enough outside for me to find my way through the deep snow back to Thrushcross Grange . |
| 3 | Afterwards Stella waited in the passage until she heard Meredith coming downstairs . |
| 4 | After the curtain call O'Hara waited in the band-room until Freddie Reynalde had played out the audience . |
| 5 | Christina waved and waited on the step until the car was out of sight , then turned back to the house . |
| 6 | After that I waited at the harbour until it was safe to go back to the beach without seeing the person I was dodging . ’ |
| 7 | He waited at the house until the bride and groom arrived but he could not be persuaded to enter the house . |
| 8 | After the first date he said he would phone her : she waited by the telephone until after midnight . |