Example sentences of "[pron] waited [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I felt frightened as I waited for the mysterious man . |
| 2 | Another three weeks passed as I waited for the reassuring ‘ chit ’ . |
| 3 | Later I found out that a standby wife had got halfway down the aisle before turning back , remorseful at abandoning her husband , leaving one empty seat — my seat , I brooded , as I waited for the next flight . ) |
| 4 | I waited by the eighteenth green with thousands of spectators to see the denouement , and my money was mentally on the dashing Swede . |
| 5 | Do n't you ever speak to me like that again , I have n't , I rang , no , no , I the landlord either , I waited until the next morning . |
| 6 | As she waited at the only traffic lights in the main street , her attention was caught as a man came out from a hardware shop . |
| 7 | Mungo admired Emily 's patience as she waited for the right moment to mention his proposition . |
| 8 | She now rubbed her hand over the oilcloth as she waited for the next question . |
| 9 | Twice she was in the very act , loaded fork in her hand , when her breathing quickened , her mouth drew into a forbidding shiver of disgust , and she waited for the next signal to come round . |
| 10 | His lips twisted and she waited for the inevitable cynical response , but surprisingly it did n't come . |
| 11 | She waited for the unpleasant tingling on the back of her neck to go away and bother somebody else . |
| 12 | Carefully she waited until the right moment . |
| 13 | She waited until the last possible moment before pivoting round to challenge the approaching figure . |
| 14 | It was exciting — they were good advertisements , and we waited for the first children to come . |
| 15 | We waited on the top-floor landing for a minute or two , but there seemed no coming or going from the other flats . |
| 16 | The relative positions of the players changed and changed again over the second half and , as we waited on the eighteenth tee , Miguel had edged yet again one shot ahead of Jack . |
| 17 | We all filed out of the church , leaving Queen Margaret with her shadows whilst we waited in the warm autumn sunshine . |
| 18 | We waited in the dark hold for an hour , then two . |
| 19 | They waited for the first flight out of Iraq on which there were seats . |
| 20 | The healthy stayed away , or hovered sceptically at the back of the crowd , talking as they waited for the first miracle . |
| 21 | After a short discussion on the merits of the duck , he decided to join her ; and while they waited for the first course to arrive , he regaled her with a colourful account of that afternoon 's meeting in the history department to sort out the timetable . |
| 22 | ‘ Why two rooms ? ’ asked Billie as they waited for the slow-moving lift to ascend to the third floor . |
| 23 | ‘ What do you mean ? ’ she demanded angrily as they waited for the ancient lift to grind its way up from below . |
| 24 | All sounds were muffled except the song of the birds and the pigeons were puffed up , looking as if they were wearing greatcoats , as they waited for the generous breakfast which they knew Jane would bring out to them . |
| 25 | He waited for the other woman to finish what she was saying , and then smiled shyly at Loretta . |
| 26 | He waited for the first time Phillis was out , and scored the record . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | He waited for the inevitable question . |
| 30 | He waited on the cold landing for a long time , nursing his throbbing hand , anticipating the moment when he must face his parents and the serious punishment that was surely due to him . |