Example sentences of "waited [prep] some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Waited for some kind of sign , a handclasp , a chaste kiss on the cheek , some sign that Lucy knew the meaning of this time and space . |
| 2 | Gilbert waited for some response from Rohmer . |
| 3 | She waited for some minutes on a platform , a train came and she would have got into it if that had been possible . |
| 4 | He waited for some minutes , then , very quietly and carefully , he went back to the door of her dressing-room . |
| 5 | He waited for some sign of agreement from her but none came and he went on , ‘ It was something I found out . ’ |
| 6 | Peggy moved her head in a gesture that brought her mother 's and Henry 's full attention on her , and they waited for some seconds before Peggy , moving up the hall towards the drawing-room , explained , ‘ It 's … it 's his particular part of the day ; he … he likes to see to her himself . ’ |
| 7 | Swayne waited for some comment on his revelations , a word of commendation , even thanks , but when Wycliffe spoke it was on a quite different subject . |
| 8 | He said : ‘ Mr Millman waited for some time but she failed to arrive and he stupidly decided to drive home himself . ’ |