Example sentences of "she wait for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I chat with her while she waits for the tub to fill . |
| 2 | She waited for the phone to ring at the other end . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | ‘ 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 . |
| 5 | While she waited for the water to come to the boil she put on her boudoir cap to conceal the steel haircurlers ( dragon 's teeth through the night but never mind that ) , and her Jaeger dressing-gown ( which cost the awful sum of £5 ) , and set forth for her regular deliverance on the lavatory . |
| 6 | But shame was there in vast amounts as , sleepless , she waited for the night to pass . |
| 7 | Nothing seemed to penetrate Violet 's consciousness as she waited for the fight to start . |
| 8 | Gripping a hand rail , she waited for the door of the air lock to open . |
| 9 | Hiding in the hedge a safe distance from the truck , she waited for the man to appear . |
| 10 | So she waited for the summons to the prince 's presence , and went with a demure step and a high heart when she was called at last . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | ‘ 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 . |
| 13 | She waited for the shouts from beyond the trees , for the priest and the Bishop and Thérèse to come running , to come upon this sinful worship on the ground . |
| 14 | Juliet took the cup and saucer and watched them go into Room C. She waited for the shouts of anger , the loud crying , but all remained quiet . |
| 15 | Leaning against it , she waited for the car to start . |
| 16 | She waited for the boat to pass . |
| 17 | She should have got something to drink while she waited for the chemist but she had n't thought of it then . |
| 18 | The bedroom was on the same level as the terrace , the small sitting-room and the kitchen , and so she waited for the sound of another door or footsteps on the stone staircase down to the entrance hall . |
| 19 | She spread her magazines out on the table and removed her shoes , massaging her toes as she waited for the train to pull away . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'm glad she waited for the wedding to be over , ’ whispered Mrs Alderley in Theda 's ear , as she joined her by the French windows that had been opened to the terrace outside . |
| 22 | Silently she waited for the lion 's roar . |
| 23 | The words finished on a long , drawn breath while she waited for the words she had no wish to hear . |
| 24 | The next few days were agony for Constance , as she waited for the letter to arrive . |