Example sentences of "[pers pn] wait in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I waited in calm without apprehension . |
| 2 | We wait in anticipation of his future coming back to earth . |
| 3 | Jesus , too , encouraged those who heard him to wait in patience for the promises of God . |
| 4 | They wait in turn while the ā gri , dressed in white , measures other households ' offerings . |
| 5 | Many families would eat nothing that day as they waited in hope for Ramlal to return . |
| 6 | They waited in silence until the knocking resumed , insistent and angry . |
| 7 | They waited in silence . |
| 8 | Bayonets were carefully sharpened then fixed ; hearts began to beat faster as the minutes passed , and they waited in silence for the command to advance . |
| 9 | Shep , apparently well satisfied , wandered back over the grass and collapsed in a cool patch where an apple tree threw its shade over the grass ; head on paws he waited in comfort for his next victim , |