Example sentences of "while he [vb past] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | While he waited for the bath to fill he went through the whole scene again in his head and congratulated himself for staying so calm . |
| 2 | His lips clamped together and he raised one corner of his thin mouth in a spiteful leer , his large bald head nodding deliberately to and fro while he waited for the younger man 's response . |
| 3 | Corbett told his companions to wait while he searched for the purveyor , Alexander . |
| 4 | He stopped and Carrie saw his mouth tremble while he searched for the right words to say how mean and horrible Mr Evans was . |
| 5 | From 1867 Stuart organized private courses while he arranged for the university to be presented by provincial towns with reasoned requests for the provision of university lectures . |