Example sentences of "he waited for the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 He waited for the questions .
2 As he waited for the executioner , he was dressed in the blue suit that he had worn on his last public appearance .
3 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 . ’
4 He had known it would not satisfy them , and he waited for the rumbles to grow before he said : ‘ Very well .
5 He waited for the girl 's regular visits to the sick cow just as impatiently as his dog waited to be fed .
6 He shifted from one foot to the other as he waited for the door to be answered .
7 As he waited for the noise to die down , Forester looked around the room .
8 Less than ten yards away from Harry as he waited for the Swindon train , the same man stood examining paperbacks on a bookstall .
9 ‘ I know you speak Russian , ’ Myeloski said as he waited for the Englishman , ‘ but it would be better if we spoke only English .
10 The man hesitated , his eyes flicking nervously from side to side as he waited for the magic .
11 As he waited for the ambulance , the injured man bravely signed autographs for the children .
12 Reloading the Walther , he waited for the lavatory to flush before going through to help the old man back to bed .
13 He shivered in shop doorways as he waited for the traffic lights to give him green .
14 The idea of this power , this energy , came to him as he waited for the traffic lights to change so that he could cross .
15 He waited for the Doctor to pass in front of him and followed .
16 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 .
17 He waited for the cuff around the ear .
18 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 .
19 He brushed a speck of dust from his sleeve as he waited for the silence he required .
20 Now I could hear the throb of impatience in his voice as he waited for the curtain to go up .
21 Sharpe patted the stallion , then walked him downstream until he reached the ford where , once more , he waited for the enemy 's advance .
22 He waited for the blast .
23 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 .
24 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 .
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