Example sentences of "she wait a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She waited a long time ; so long , she must have fallen asleep , for the next thing she knew the room was in darkness , and Connor was in bed beside her . |
| 2 | She waited a long time in a small office , but after an hour a policeman came into the room . |
| 3 | She waited a few moments then turned into East 48th Street , still pretending to look in the shop windows as she walked . |
| 4 | She waited a few moments longer , and then she said , ‘ Well ? ’ |
| 5 | She waited a few moments then rang the bell again , and this time the door opened with maddening slowness . |
| 6 | She waited a few seconds for any sounds that might tell her that her mother was in there but out of her range of sight . |
| 7 | Her stilted smile reappeared , placing a dent at one corner of her mouth , but she waited a few seconds longer , making sure that the ghost had retreated again . |
| 8 | She waited a few seconds and shouted louder . |