Example sentences of "[pron] waited for the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . ) |
| 2 | She now rubbed her hand over the oilcloth as she waited for the next question . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | It was exciting — they were good advertisements , and we waited for the first children to come . |
| 5 | They waited for the first flight out of Iraq on which there were seats . |
| 6 | The healthy stayed away , or hovered sceptically at the back of the crowd , talking as they waited for the first miracle . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | He waited for the first time Phillis was out , and scored the record . |
| 9 | As is usual with this event , everyone waited for the last competitors to finished , even though some took well over two hours . |