Example sentences of "she wait [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | She waited confidently for his smile , his look of wondering gratitude , his stumbling words of thanks , her eyes fixed upon him in happy expectation . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | She waited thus for what she judged to be half an hour , moving a few steps to and fro to keep warm whenever the coast was clear . |
| 4 | Then , realising quickly that this must be a professional call , she waited calmly for an explanation . |
| 5 | Hari half lifted half pushed him through the window and then she waited breathlessly for any sounds that would indicate that Will had been discovered , but when there was nothing , she moved to the door and to her relief , she saw it swing open . |
| 6 | She waited tensely for it to happen . |
| 7 | She waited tensely for him to appear . |
| 8 | Fen opened the bedroom door and she waited tensely for him to close it behind him and be gone , so that she could give vent to the misery that threatened to swamp her . |
| 9 | Despair choked her as she waited tensely for him to join her . |
| 10 | ‘ The one you 've just done in Cheltenham ? ’ she asked , catching Cara 's excitement as she waited expectantly for her to go on with more details . |
| 11 | Before the fire in the sitting room , she waited impatiently for Thomas and his approval . |