Example sentences of "[pron] waited for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I waited for a hundred years , if I devoted my life to fasting and asceticism and scholarship as the Druids do , still it would make no difference . |
| 2 | I waited for a full hour before I caught a glimpse of the sight that I had come to see . |
| 3 | I felt frightened as I waited for the mysterious man . |
| 4 | Another three weeks passed as I waited for the reassuring ‘ chit ’ . |
| 5 | 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 . ) |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 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 | It was exciting — they were good advertisements , and we waited for the first children to come . |
| 13 | Resting gratefully on his pitchfork as they waited for a slow-moving loaded wagon to reach them from the far end of the field , Seb said , ‘ There 'll be another hundred acres to work by the spring . |
| 14 | They waited for the first flight out of Iraq on which there were seats . |
| 15 | The healthy stayed away , or hovered sceptically at the back of the crowd , talking as they waited for the first miracle . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | ‘ Why two rooms ? ’ asked Billie as they waited for the slow-moving lift to ascend to the third floor . |
| 18 | ‘ What do you mean ? ’ she demanded angrily as they waited for the ancient lift to grind its way up from below . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | One night as he waited for a young man to find him a cab , I saw my chance . |
| 21 | He waited for a few seconds , but the noise did not repeat itself . |
| 22 | He waited for a few moments to compose himself , then left the court with his arm round his wife , Shirley , to face a large crowd of waiting reporters and cameras . |
| 23 | He waited for a full half an hour by his watch before he opened it . |
| 24 | A POLICEMAN was injured in his patrol car yesterday in an accident as he waited for a nuclear weapons convoy to pass through Glasgow , writes Alan Forbes . |
| 25 | As Hugh Paddick recalls , he waited for every possible noise that Ken could produce — and it went on and on — and then there was silence . |
| 26 | He waited for the other woman to finish what she was saying , and then smiled shyly at Loretta . |
| 27 | He waited for the first time Phillis was out , and scored the record . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | He waited for the inevitable question . |