Example sentences of "she waited for [art] [noun] " 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 . |
18 | She waited ; it seemed she waited for an eternity . |
19 | HOSPITAL officials have pledged to investigate allegations that a 90-year-old patient was not properly cared for while she waited for an operation . |
20 | She waited for the phone to ring at the other end . |
21 | Afraid she might doze off if she gave in to temptation and lay down on the bed , she sat down instead on the room 's only chair , and picked up a book , absorbing not a single word as she waited for the sounds that would mean he was turning in for the night . |
22 | ‘ I had to make a guess this morning , ’ she told Alina , glancing back over her shoulder from the Cona machine as she waited for the water to run down through the filter . |
23 | While she waited for the water to come to the boil she put on her boudoir cap to conceal the steel haircurlers ( dragon 's teeth through the night but never mind that ) , and her Jaeger dressing-gown ( which cost the awful sum of £5 ) , and set forth for her regular deliverance on the lavatory . |
24 | But shame was there in vast amounts as , sleepless , she waited for the night to pass . |
25 | Nothing seemed to penetrate Violet 's consciousness as she waited for the fight to start . |
26 | Gripping a hand rail , she waited for the door of the air lock to open . |
27 | Hiding in the hedge a safe distance from the truck , she waited for the man to appear . |
28 | 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 . |
29 | Police were called but arrived too late to stop him mugging 60-year-old Rose McDevitt , who was knocked to the floor and robbed of her handbag as she waited for the lift . |
30 | ‘ Thank you for a super time , ’ she offered sincerely as she waited for the lift to arrive — and felt her heart race to beat the band when , all male dark eyes stared down at her . |