Example sentences of "he wait [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And why was he waiting in the Yew Alley and not in the house ? ’ |
| 2 | He waits outside the restaurant , either in his car or in the Lebanese restaurant opposite . |
| 3 | As he waits for the computer to load up the programmes , he scans the rolls of newly arrived faxes . |
| 4 | Bored as he waits for the liquid to boil , eyed admiringly by his pint-sized partner , he plays with wooden spills , dipping them into the solution and passing them through the flame beneath . |
| 5 | I suggest that he waits for the consultation paper and I think that he will then be reassured . |
| 6 | He taps his pencil up and down as he waits for the finance director to finish . |
| 7 | The occasional sly lift is one thing but I suspect Irish referee Stephen Hilditch will become suspicious when he sees Adolf Malan waving at him from upon high while he waits for the throw . |
| 8 | They reached a door and he waited during the ritual unlocking and locking and chit-chat between the screws . |
| 9 | As he waited for the executioner , he was dressed in the blue suit that he had worn on his last public appearance . |
| 10 | He waited for the laughter to die down and then , ignoring Mickey Aronson , he leaned his head out of the window , gave his gravelly laugh and confided to the other men : ‘ A bigger ignoramus I never met ; he does n't even know that ships and cars are always female . ’ |
| 11 | He waited for the girl 's regular visits to the sick cow just as impatiently as his dog waited to be fed . |
| 12 | He shifted from one foot to the other as he waited for the door to be answered . |
| 13 | As he waited for the noise to die down , Forester looked around the room . |
| 14 | ‘ I know you speak Russian , ’ Myeloski said as he waited for the Englishman , ‘ but it would be better if we spoke only English . |
| 15 | The man hesitated , his eyes flicking nervously from side to side as he waited for the magic . |
| 16 | As he waited for the ambulance , the injured man bravely signed autographs for the children . |
| 17 | Reloading the Walther , he waited for the lavatory to flush before going through to help the old man back to bed . |
| 18 | He shivered in shop doorways as he waited for the traffic lights to give him green . |
| 19 | The idea of this power , this energy , came to him as he waited for the traffic lights to change so that he could cross . |
| 20 | He waited for the Doctor to pass in front of him and followed . |
| 21 | He leaned forward , his forearms resting on his knees , his eyes riveted to the portable radio at his feet as he waited for the pitcher 's next delivery . |
| 22 | He waited for the cuff around the ear . |
| 23 | While he waited for the bath to fill he went through the whole scene again in his head and congratulated himself for staying so calm . |
| 24 | He brushed a speck of dust from his sleeve as he waited for the silence he required . |
| 25 | Now I could hear the throb of impatience in his voice as he waited for the curtain to go up . |
| 26 | Sharpe patted the stallion , then walked him downstream until he reached the ford where , once more , he waited for the enemy 's advance . |
| 27 | He waited for the blast . |
| 28 | And to crown it all , ‘ What a charming companion you have been , ’ Ven commented across the table as he waited for the waiter to bring him their bill . |
| 29 | He waited for the train to shudder to a halt before jumping from the freight car and closing the door as quietly as possible behind him . |
| 30 | Going home next day , he noticed as he waited on the platform for the tube to Baker Street , that the track sings as the train comes into West Hampstead , long before you can see it , and the silver lines shiver as it approaches . |