Example sentences of "[pron] waited for a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I waited for a while but he did n't show any sign of appearing so I went outside .
2 I waited for a day or so , expecting some sort of national protest .
3 There now seemed no need even to ask for help ; my needs were known , so I waited for a cure .
4 She waited for a second , hoping Marek would turn and catch her eye .
5 She waited for a response , but Pascoe just nodded .
6 She waited for a minute and then added , apologetically , ‘ Gran was foul to her , you know that . ’
7 She waited for a rebuke .
8 She waited for a while , then she undressed and climbed into bed , the coat thrown over the top to add extra warmth .
9 Perhaps , if she waited for a while , Christine might come to her again .
10 Dawn astonished doctors by becoming pregnant as she waited for a hysterectomy after being told she would never have a child .
11 She waited for a family to pass by , eating ice-creams , then she said , ‘ Cameron , I 've no intention of leaving William . ’
12 She waited for a moment and then walked off to stand in a different part of the ship .
13 She waited for a moment longer , to worry the hijacker .
14 She waited for a moment , and then said , ‘ Kee , Mr Kee .
15 She waited for a moment .
16 She waited for a reply .
17 A pregnant woman lost her baby after she fainted as she waited for a bus and fell into the path of a lorry driven by her uncle .
18 He was finally restrained by police after he grabbed Mrs Rodham as she waited for a bus .
19 She waited for a pleasure-craft to go by , so there was no chance that its engines would drown her voice .
20 She waited for a gap in the traffic and scurried across the road .
21 It was the kind of place where you waited for a bus that never came .
22 We waited for a while as he shovelled coal and filled his boilers .
23 She thanked them for their efforts but although they waited for a tip it was not forthcoming , so they went off grumbling .
24 They waited for a Verey pistol to be fired , like some referee blowing a whistle before hostilities could officially commence .
25 Laura was admitted to Birmingham Children 's Hospital for specialist treatment where Mrs Allen maintained a 24-hour vigil during the 12 weeks they waited for a liver to become available .
26 They spent their six-hour train journey drinking — and went into a pub for more while they waited for a connection .
27 In Sydney , while they waited for a steamer to take them up the coast to Newcastle , the Goulds stayed with Dr George Bennett , secretary to the Australian Museum .
28 The charges arise from an incident last January during which an off duty police officer was allegedly hit with a hammer while he waited for a taxi in Cheltenham .
29 The charges arise from an incident last January during which an off duty police officer was allegedly hit with a hammer while he waited for a taxi in Cheltenham .
30 When he reached the workhouse , he waited for a minute to make sure his face was suitably tearful and frightened .
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