Example sentences of "[vb past] wait [prep] [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 As she turned to wait for me at the end of the path , I felt I was looking at her for the first time : her face paler than her arms , a blonde shadow on her upper lip , no lipstick .
2 But , Father , I never meant to kill , when I slipped out alone , and went to wait for him on the path by which I knew he must return .
3 Then there was nothing again but the darkness ; the darkness that he knew waited for him at the foot of the mountain .
4 He had waited with her in the elegant departure lounge with its striking shopping centre and attractive bars and cafés , until her flight was called .
5 Hatton had been walking along in the dark and someone had waited for him among the willows and the brambles , the stone ready for use .
6 He had waited for her in the forests that fringed Tara , his mind filled with light and hope , his body more fiercely aware than ever it had been in his entire life .
7 He went ahead of her to the concert hall , bought the tickets , and stood waiting for her in the foyer .
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