Example sentences of "the [noun] [coord] wait for " in BNC.
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| 1 | She sat on the hard hall-stool beside the telephone , safe in the semi-darkness and waited for Dorothea and her friend Florence Ames who was a nurse , someone who would recognise her condition instantly , who would be on hand should emergency treatment be required , who was trained and capable . |
| 2 | The girl tapped Adam 's room number into the computer and waited for it to print out the bill . |
| 3 | Mr Cubbage , now a broken , weeping figure lay down on the rail and waited for the train to end his life and his earthly troubles . |
| 4 | I just hang round the entrance and wait for her . |
| 5 | They climbed one wall to get away from the car and waited for their eyes and ears to tune themselves to the darkness . |
| 6 | The road serves the village of Barashevo and sometimes the civilians have to stand behind the lines of the guards and wait for the columns of criminals to go by before they can proceed on their way . |
| 7 | You could erm you could , you could stick it in like the bedroom and wait for someone to go in and have a shag |
| 8 | There were no books in the room so all I could do was look out of the window and wait for the quarterly chimes from the Cathedral Clock . |
| 9 | Meanwhile , Philippe Bonard had emerged from the house and was greeting Iris and her group , now installed in the mini-bus and waiting for Gebrec to drive them . |
| 10 | We sat on the sand and waited for the placings to come over the Tannoy . |
| 11 | He stood listening as they crossed the hall and waited for the sound of the lift gates closing . |
| 12 | They all walked around to the back of the coach and waited for the driver to open the boot for them . |
| 13 | Some even made me jump After this we got back on the coach and waited for the ferry . |
| 14 | You may all go out into the playground and wait for your parents to come and take you home . ’ |
| 15 | Resting his back against the tree , he switched off the flashlight and waited for his irises to expand before starting down the meadow . |
| 16 | Klepner stepped down from the podium and waited for questions and observations . |
| 17 | ‘ Get into the trap and wait for me . |
| 18 | Wickham saw the point but waited for Linley 's explanation . |
| 19 | At the Lock , Marie sat in a hollow in the sand-hills by the canal and waited for the magic to start ; she waited for everything to be made all right . |
| 20 | I shuffled along behind Werewolf and whispered to him , ‘ Head for the Wood to the right and wait for me somewhere near that big conifer . ’ |
| 21 | He advised the ladies to walk towards the town and wait for the men at the first hotel . |
| 22 | It was this loco that regularly worked the 17.09 two coach local from Chesterfield to Sheffield in 1962 , and after school it was customary to go down to the station and wait for it to arrive light engine . |
| 23 | What I am saying ? she thought wildly , aware of the thumping beat of her heart , the tension in her whole body as she gripped the phone and waited for his curt reply . |
| 24 | I frowned at the phone and waited for Eric to say something . |
| 25 | Felipe was out of the water and waiting for them as they arrived at the place where the lake quietly lapped the path . |
| 26 | They reached the wall and waited for him to reappear . |
| 27 | Soon , Rob would take S-Sugar on to the runway and wait for clearance from the control tower . |
| 28 | Charlotte walked slowly onto the platform and waited for her train to pull in . |
| 29 | Corbett allowed Ranulf to slouch sleepily in the saddle and waited for Dame Agatha to draw alongside him . |
| 30 | By the time he had locked off the plane 's controls and opened the door , Ahmed Myeloski was out of the Lada and waiting for him by the side of the executive jet . |