Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] and wait for " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | I do like she says , and sit there with the damp towel round my neck and wait for her to come back . |
| 2 | I let silence be my reply and wait for him to continue . |
| 3 | I was discussing business contracts with my husband and waiting for a call from my own children who would rock with laughter if I prescribed a dose of warm camels ' milk and clove for a poor stomach and headache . |
| 4 | I covered up my head and waited for it to strike , ’ he explained yesterday . |
| 5 | I was too busy holding on to the edge of my chair and waiting for him to rise twenty feet in the air . |
| 6 | I held my breath and waited for that savage tug ; and waited , and waited , and waited . |
| 7 | So Sara , troubled , sipped her tea and waited for Jenny . |
| 8 | Catching sight of herself in a wall mirror , Loretta closed her mouth and waited for Bridget to go on . |
| 9 | Reluctantly she lowered her window and waited for him to speak . |
| 10 | But she held her peace and waited for the miracle . |
| 11 | She lay in her room and waited for him , and when he came I did not listen , but when he left I heard . |
| 12 | She noticed the tightness of the thin lips , instinct warning her that trouble was at hand , so she leaned back in her chair and waited for the storm to break . |
| 13 | She curled up in her nest and waited for night to come . |
| 14 | They are doubly attracted when it is clear to them that any movement will be all one way , and where all they have to do is to bide their time and wait for the inevitable profits . |
| 15 | Rain forgot her headache and waited for the rest . |
| 16 | The sergeant rubbed the palms of his hands up and down on the side of his chair and waited for his boss to continue . |
| 17 | Bob 's phone rang , and while he was talking Dyson , who was sitting back in his chair and waiting for someone at the other end of the line , covered up the mouthpiece of his phone and said , ‘ Are you coming to the funeral , Tess ? ’ |
| 18 | He placed a chocolate under his tongue and waited for it to melt down . |
| 19 | Then he rang his handbell and waited for the pilots to assemble . |
| 20 | He stopped moving , just pushed harder into her , held her with his love and waited for her . |
| 21 | He kept what he hoped was a bright and intelligent expression on his face and waited for enlightenment . |
| 22 | Alan Millet stood with his back to the fire , feeling his inadequacy and waited for the woman to settle herself . |
| 23 | But go back to your room and wait for me there . ’ |
| 24 | Instead , control your impatience and wait for another week or so before testing the material again . |
| 25 | Unfortunately you now appear to be experiencing a rather peculiar phase in which nothing seems to go according to plan and all you can do is bide your time and wait for others to come to their senses . |