Example sentences of "we waited for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While we waited for the service to finish we amused ourselves rearranging the flowers on the graves . |
| 2 | The doctor had fixed it in place in the car , as we waited for the luggage to be stowed . |
| 3 | If in past decades we waited for the telegram to arrive , it did not lessen the shock , but it did prepare us for the event . |
| 4 | We waited for the moment when we would hear those words : ‘ It 's a … ‘ |
| 5 | That day , as we waited for the doctor to come back from the mountains , was one of deep anxiety for the whole family . |
| 6 | poised as we waited for the sound of breaking glass , |
| 7 | The next morning he came with me to the station , and as we waited for the train , we watched the crowds . |