Example sentences of "she waited for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She waited for a second , hoping Marek would turn and catch her eye . |
| 2 | She waited for a response , but Pascoe just nodded . |
| 3 | She waited for a minute and then added , apologetically , ‘ Gran was foul to her , you know that . ’ |
| 4 | She waited for a rebuke . |
| 5 | She waited for a while , then she undressed and climbed into bed , the coat thrown over the top to add extra warmth . |
| 6 | Perhaps , if she waited for a while , Christine might come to her again . |
| 7 | Dawn astonished doctors by becoming pregnant as she waited for a hysterectomy after being told she would never have a child . |
| 8 | She waited for a family to pass by , eating ice-creams , then she said , ‘ Cameron , I 've no intention of leaving William . ’ |
| 9 | She waited for a moment and then walked off to stand in a different part of the ship . |
| 10 | She waited for a moment longer , to worry the hijacker . |
| 11 | She waited for a moment , and then said , ‘ Kee , Mr Kee . |
| 12 | She waited for a moment . |
| 13 | She waited for a reply . |
| 14 | A pregnant woman lost her baby after she fainted as she waited for a bus and fell into the path of a lorry driven by her uncle . |
| 15 | He was finally restrained by police after he grabbed Mrs Rodham as she waited for a bus . |
| 16 | She waited for a pleasure-craft to go by , so there was no chance that its engines would drown her voice . |
| 17 | She waited for a gap in the traffic and scurried across the road . |