Example sentences of "waited [adv] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An air of hesitancy had prevailed for most of the day as the City waited nervously for the Budget . |
| 2 | The columns for support and supply had been alerted long ago , the clansmen waited only for the signal , and his great seal on the writs his messengers carried would bring them out to join him like bees from a hive disturbed . |
| 3 | The case had attracted the attention of the world 's press and the public waited eagerly for the climax . |
| 4 | A crowd of Glaswegians waited patiently for the ferry . |
| 5 | The sky clouded , grew overcast and heavy , and they waited patiently for the rain to start in on them again , knowing they would be in the warmth of Ivrigar by nightfall . |
| 6 | For most of the following day , the team of operators waited patiently for the temperature to drop . |
| 7 | I ate nothing until the day arrived , and all morning I waited impatiently for the coach . |
| 8 | She had been amazed to find that he was n't married , and waited painfully for the announcement of an engagement , or a sizzling scandalous affair . |
| 9 | The Gnomes sat together at the end of the breakfast table and waited anxiously for the verdict . |
| 10 | Clare , who blushed with shame whenever she thought about it , waited anxiously for the result of her tests at St Stephen 's Hospital . |
| 11 | Evelyn waited anxiously for the heaving to subside . |
| 12 | In a comfortable , pleasant sitting-room , the two ladies of the house waited anxiously for the doctor and the police to arrive . |
| 13 | To Wilson , they all seemed to be in a fever and like any good nurse she waited anxiously for the point of crisis , more concerned about the fate of Mrs Browning than about that of Italy . |
| 14 | ‘ Dear Gutter of Stowey ! ’ he wrote at Bridgwater while he waited distractedly for the carrier . |
| 15 | In the enormous dining room , even the chandeliers seemed to tremble as they waited breathlessly for the arrival of the Prince of Wales . |
| 16 | We waited expectantly for the arrival of the spotters who usually provided the information on the train engine . |
| 17 | They took him from his horse , and laid him tenderly on the ground ; Ranulf stood watch while they waited quietly for the man to die . |