Example sentences of "as [pron] waited for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was only the scratching of pens and the rustle of paper as everyone waited for the reply . |
| 2 | Later I found out that a standby wife had got halfway down the aisle before turning back , remorseful at abandoning her husband , leaving one empty seat — my seat , I brooded , as I waited for the next flight . ) |
| 3 | All kinds of thoughts raced through my mind as I waited for the explosion in our midst . |
| 4 | Another three weeks passed as I waited for the reassuring ‘ chit ’ . |
| 5 | I felt frightened as I waited for the mysterious man . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | He was finally restrained by police after he grabbed Mrs Rodham as she waited for a bus . |
| 8 | Dawn astonished doctors by becoming pregnant as she waited for a hysterectomy after being told she would never have a child . |
| 9 | The woman was attacked in the early hours of Wednesday at an isolated station at Mexborough , South Yorks , as she waited for a late train home . |
| 10 | Mungo admired Emily 's patience as she waited for the right moment to mention his proposition . |
| 11 | Nothing seemed to penetrate Violet 's consciousness as she waited for the fight to start . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | The next few days were agony for Constance , as she waited for the letter to arrive . |
| 14 | She now rubbed her hand over the oilcloth as she waited for the next question . |
| 15 | ‘ 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 . |
| 16 | She spread her magazines out on the table and removed her shoes , massaging her toes as she waited for the train to pull away . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | That night , as she waited for the band to strike up her opening music , Rory felt none of the usual tingle of anticipation which made the whole business of singing so pleasurable . |
| 19 | ‘ 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 . |
| 20 | poised as we waited for the sound of breaking glass , |
| 21 | The doctor had fixed it in place in the car , as we waited for the luggage to be stowed . |
| 22 | The next morning he came with me to the station , and as we waited for the train , we watched the crowds . |
| 23 | That day , as we waited for the doctor to come back from the mountains , was one of deep anxiety for the whole family . |
| 24 | As we waited for the lights to change I noticed a sleek white sports car which had stopped at the foot of the church steps to take in a passenger . |
| 25 | Here is another example of BR communication photographed on Middlesbrough station as we waited for the Hartlepool train . |
| 26 | That morning seemed endless as we waited for an ambulance to transport the most urgent cases to the hospital . |
| 27 | Resting gratefully on his pitchfork as they waited for a slow-moving loaded wagon to reach them from the far end of the field , Seb said , ‘ There 'll be another hundred acres to work by the spring . |
| 28 | All sounds were muffled except the song of the birds and the pigeons were puffed up , looking as if they were wearing greatcoats , as they waited for the generous breakfast which they knew Jane would bring out to them . |
| 29 | There was talk of resignations as they waited for the opinion polls . |
| 30 | In the National Liberal Club last night , party activists were busy savouring the mathematic soup stirred up by television exit polls as they waited for the results to roll in . |