Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] waited for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I am long on stamina and waited for a red-breasted merganser aimlessly doing nothing under the cliff on which lay the dozing duo . |
| 2 | To get started on the making of the wine you needed three or four bees which were freely available from friends or neighbours , you filled a jam jar with water to about half an inch from the top , added two desert spoonfuls of sugar , placed the ‘ bees ’ on the water , covered with muslin and waited for a fortnight . |
| 3 | She closed the door and waited for a moment , then turned and went into the little bedroom . |
| 4 | She knocked loudly on the kitchen door and waited for a moment , aware of the total silence from within the room . |
| 5 | ‘ During the first walk we saw a weka , but the second time was much more exciting because we sat on a log and waited for a kiwi to return to its nest . ’ |
| 6 | He waited for the right moment , walked calmly across the road , knelt down , put his neck across the railway line and waited for a loaded van to sever his head . |
| 7 | When the show finally ended and the house lights came up , Lucy found herself a backstage corner and waited for a while longer . |
| 8 | Settling himself in one of the big , shabby armchairs , Tug gazed suspiciously at the television screen and waited for a picture to appear . |