Example sentences of "[pers pn] waited for the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was exciting — they were good advertisements , and we waited for the first children to come . |
| 2 | They waited for the first flight out of Iraq on which there were seats . |
| 3 | The healthy stayed away , or hovered sceptically at the back of the crowd , talking as they waited for the first miracle . |
| 4 | After a short discussion on the merits of the duck , he decided to join her ; and while they waited for the first course to arrive , he regaled her with a colourful account of that afternoon 's meeting in the history department to sort out the timetable . |
| 5 | He waited for the first time Phillis was out , and scored the record . |