Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] waited for the " in BNC.

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1 And so I waited for the darkness of the Tongan night to lift , my fingers tightly crossed .
2 The bedroom was on the same level as the terrace , the small sitting-room and the kitchen , and so she waited for the sound of another door or footsteps on the stone staircase down to the entrance hall .
3 So she waited for the summons to the prince 's presence , and went with a demure step and a high heart when she was called at last .
4 Daily we waited for the skies to fall .
5 Then I waited for the evening to come , but the hours passed very slowly .
6 Silently she waited for the lion 's roar .
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