Example sentences of "[pers pn] waited for [art] [noun sg] [coord] " 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 | She waited for a minute and then added , apologetically , ‘ Gran was foul to her , you know that . ’ |
| 4 | She waited for a moment and then walked off to stand in a different part of the ship . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | She should have got something to drink while she waited for the chemist but she had n't thought of it then . |
| 7 | We waited for an hour and a quarter but then it got dark . |
| 8 | He waited for a minute or two . |
| 9 | He waited for no introduction but launched into his current theme : ‘ It 's amazing ! |