Example sentences of "waited for the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He withheld the signal until the range was close enough to be deadly , and the stocky Welsh ponies were stretching their frenzied necks and rigid nostrils for the impact , and then flung up his arm , and waited for the tremendous thrumming in the air , that maddening , intoxicating sound like a thousand wild geese all taking flight at once . |
| 2 | He prepared the altar for Mass , opened the-door and waited for the small trickle of his congregation to enter . |
| 3 | ‘ What do you mean ? ’ she demanded angrily as they waited for the ancient lift to grind its way up from below . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | The healthy stayed away , or hovered sceptically at the back of the crowd , talking as they waited for the first miracle . |
| 6 | They waited for the first flight out of Iraq on which there were seats . |
| 7 | He waited for the first time Phillis was out , and scored the record . |
| 8 | He waited for the other woman to finish what she was saying , and then smiled shyly at Loretta . |
| 9 | ‘ Why two rooms ? ’ asked Billie as they waited for the slow-moving lift to ascend to the third floor . |
| 10 | Indeed I insisted , against his advice , on waiting , and waited for the best part of two hours , but then could wait no longer . |
| 11 | I felt frightened as I waited for the mysterious man . |
| 12 | He turned on the shower and waited for the hot water to flow through so that he could adjust the temperature . |
| 13 | Mungo admired Emily 's patience as she waited for the right moment to mention his proposition . |
| 14 | After Theo had gone , Vincent waited for the right moment to break his own news to Sien . |
| 15 | He waited for the right moment , walked calmly across the road , knelt down , put his neck across the railway line and waited for a loaded van to sever his head . |
| 16 | Another group of prisoners , themselves surrounded by guns and dogs , waited for the slow column to clear the road so that they themselves could pass on . |
| 17 | Gathering her courage together , she descended from the gig and waited for the old man to precede her across the porch . |
| 18 | William got two oars ready , and waited for the next wave . |
| 19 | She now rubbed her hand over the oilcloth as she waited for the next question . |
| 20 | Doris smoothed a hand over her rounded knee and waited for the next question . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . ) |
| 25 | All sounds were muffled except the song of the birds and the pigeons were puffed up , looking as if they were wearing greatcoats , as they waited for the generous breakfast which they knew Jane would bring out to them . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | Luke waited for the last call and was then at length guided , with much unreturned civility , into the plane 's nose . |
| 28 | His lips clamped together and he raised one corner of his thin mouth in a spiteful leer , his large bald head nodding deliberately to and fro while he waited for the younger man 's response . |
| 29 | The old Bishop waited for the little murmur of sympathetic approval that ran through the ranks , and they listened just as sympathetically as he rambled on into the usual pious platitudes that ended his eulogy . |
| 30 | She waited for the unpleasant tingling on the back of her neck to go away and bother somebody else . |