Example sentences of "waited for the [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a short discussion on the merits of the duck , he decided to join her ; and while they waited for the first course to arrive , he regaled her with a colourful account of that afternoon 's meeting in the history department to sort out the timetable . |
| 2 | It was exciting — they were good advertisements , and we waited for the first children to come . |
| 3 | The healthy stayed away , or hovered sceptically at the back of the crowd , talking as they waited for the first miracle . |
| 4 | They waited for the first flight out of Iraq on which there were seats . |
| 5 | He waited for the first time Phillis was out , and scored the record . |
| 6 | William got two oars ready , and waited for the next wave . |
| 7 | She now rubbed her hand over the oilcloth as she waited for the next question . |
| 8 | Doris smoothed a hand over her rounded knee and waited for the next question . |
| 9 | On a wild and windy day , with gusts of rain driving into the side of the crematorium , an Anglican priest waited for the next funeral to commence . |
| 10 | We sat and waited for the next move , which turned out to be a visit from Younis and Bilal , insisting that Brian was trying to escape . |
| 11 | Twice she was in the very act , loaded fork in her hand , when her breathing quickened , her mouth drew into a forbidding shiver of disgust , and she waited for the next signal to come round . |
| 12 | 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 . ) |
| 13 | To illustrate , we will reconsider the last example and assume that the individual did not close his position after five days but waited for the last trading day which was the following day . |
| 14 | Luke waited for the last call and was then at length guided , with much unreturned civility , into the plane 's nose . |
| 15 | As is usual with this event , everyone waited for the last competitors to finished , even though some took well over two hours . |