Example sentences of "[pron] waited for the [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The other complaint we receive is ‘ I waited for the issue to come out and my ad was n't in it . |
| 2 | After replacing the 'phone I waited for the tingling to stop then looked at my watch . |
| 3 | Red in the face and thoroughly hot and uncomfortable , I waited for the laughter to subside . |
| 4 | Amusing myself with such trivial thoughts , I waited for the rain to give up . |
| 5 | I waited for the crowd to thin out , then went to have a closer look . |
| 6 | I waited for the ambulance to arrive . |
| 7 | Then I waited for the evening to come , but the hours passed very slowly . |
| 8 | She waited for the phone to ring at the other end . |
| 9 | ‘ I had to make a guess this morning , ’ she told Alina , glancing back over her shoulder from the Cona machine as she waited for the water to run down through the filter . |
| 10 | While she waited for the water to come to the boil she put on her boudoir cap to conceal the steel haircurlers ( dragon 's teeth through the night but never mind that ) , and her Jaeger dressing-gown ( which cost the awful sum of £5 ) , and set forth for her regular deliverance on the lavatory . |
| 11 | But shame was there in vast amounts as , sleepless , she waited for the night to pass . |
| 12 | Nothing seemed to penetrate Violet 's consciousness as she waited for the fight to start . |
| 13 | Hiding in the hedge a safe distance from the truck , she waited for the man to appear . |
| 14 | ‘ Thank you for a super time , ’ she offered sincerely as she waited for the lift to arrive — and felt her heart race to beat the band when , all male dark eyes stared down at her . |
| 15 | Leaning against it , she waited for the car to start . |
| 16 | She waited for the boat to pass . |
| 17 | She spread her magazines out on the table and removed her shoes , massaging her toes as she waited for the train to pull away . |
| 18 | That night , as she waited for the band to strike up her opening music , Rory felt none of the usual tingle of anticipation which made the whole business of singing so pleasurable . |
| 19 | The next few days were agony for Constance , as she waited for the letter to arrive . |
| 20 | While we waited for the service to finish we amused ourselves rearranging the flowers on the graves . |
| 21 | If in past decades we waited for the telegram to arrive , it did not lessen the shock , but it did prepare us for the event . |
| 22 | That day , as we waited for the doctor to come back from the mountains , was one of deep anxiety for the whole family . |
| 23 | In great pre-dusk ‘ rafts ’ they waited for the sun to set ; or flew back and forth , veering from side to side . |
| 24 | All that afternoon they waited for the water to come . |
| 25 | ‘ He 's the least likely murderer , though , Jim , ’ said Wickham as they waited for the man to join them . |
| 26 | The girlfriends and wives of the young officers were pretty , well-bred girls who leant over to each other and laughed a lot as they waited for the ceremony to start . |
| 27 | Once or twice as they waited for the ceremonial to begin he saw the eyes of the Annamese sovereign shift anxiously in their direction and he dabbed occasionally at his pale perspiring face with a silken handkerchief that he held concealed in one of his voluminous sleeves . |
| 28 | IB4E paid the money and they waited for the train to take them to Ratvick . |
| 29 | They waited for the priest to pass along with the thin wafer of bread and while they did so their hands were like this , cupped and raised in a gesture that might be offering or receiving . |
| 30 | Misjudge a change point , drop much below 3500rpm and the engine felt flat , even sluggish , as it waited for the turbo to come on strong again . |