Example sentences of "[subord] he waited 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 | Now I could hear the throb of impatience in his voice as he waited for the curtain to go up . |
| 4 | He shivered in shop doorways as he waited for the traffic lights to give him green . |
| 5 | The idea of this power , this energy , came to him as he waited for the traffic lights to change so that he could cross . |
| 6 | ‘ I know you speak Russian , ’ Myeloski said as he waited for the Englishman , ‘ but it would be better if we spoke only English . |
| 7 | He leaned forward , his forearms resting on his knees , his eyes riveted to the portable radio at his feet as he waited for the pitcher 's next delivery . |
| 8 | As he waited for the executioner , he was dressed in the blue suit that he had worn on his last public appearance . |
| 9 | He brushed a speck of dust from his sleeve as he waited for the silence he required . |
| 10 | As he waited for the noise to die down , Forester looked around the room . |
| 11 | He shifted from one foot to the other as he waited for the door to be answered . |
| 12 | Less than ten yards away from Harry as he waited for the Swindon train , the same man stood examining paperbacks on a bookstall . |
| 13 | The man hesitated , his eyes flicking nervously from side to side as he waited for the magic . |
| 14 | And to crown it all , ‘ What a charming companion you have been , ’ Ven commented across the table as he waited for the waiter to bring him their bill . |
| 15 | As he waited for the ambulance , the injured man bravely signed autographs for the children . |