Example sentences of "[vb past] wait for [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | He came out of the Harvester but it would have been nice if he 'd waited for there to be a gap in the traffic . |
2 | 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 . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | Then there was nothing again but the darkness ; the darkness that he knew waited for him at the foot of the mountain . |
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 | It had appeared , it would move on , but for this moment it was there for her — almost as if it had waited for her to be alone . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | He went ahead of her to the concert hall , bought the tickets , and stood waiting for her in the foyer . |