Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] for him [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Her heart began to beat a little quicker and she waited for him to go on . |
| 32 | She waited for him to elaborate , but when he remained silent her forehead creased in an irritated frown . |
| 33 | Hopefully , she waited for him to return to her side , but when he failed to do so she realised that whatever he had been about to say would be left unsaid . |
| 34 | She waited for him to ask her if she was lonely , but he did n't , merely drank his tea obediently , like a child with hot milk . |
| 35 | He lived his separate life and she waited for him to falter and slip back into alcohol . |
| 36 | There was a charged silence as she waited for him to move . |
| 37 | She waited for him to turn away discreetly , but realised to her concern that discretion was n't in his nature . |
| 38 | She waited for him to invite her into the car and out for the day . |
| 39 | Wrenching up the boot , she waited for him to put the suitcase inside , then , still hugging Gwen Bear , walked round to the driver 's side and climbed in . |
| 40 | His mouth began to nuzzle her face , and she waited for him to declare himself . |
| 41 | She waited for him to continue speaking , but he simply studied her with a detached speculation that did nothing to soothe her ragged nerves . |
| 42 | I shall ride up on the Norton , ’ he told her , and there was a difficult pause in which she waited for him to suggest she should come up to Liverpool in the New Year . |
| 43 | As he pushed away the empty plates she waited for him to make some comment about the meal . |
| 44 | She waited for him to offer to help clear it , but that did not occur to him . |
| 45 | If only she could tell him how she longed for him to carry her off , but would n't that make him think her wanton ? |
| 46 | All the time she was with him she longed for him to put his arm round her shoulder . |
| 47 | THE unflappable Simon we long for him to anger , in order to write the headline ‘ Wild Fowler ’ has quickly changed his tune . |
| 48 | So we maintain the illusion of a low-manpower exercise , and we wait for him to show himself . ’ |
| 49 | ‘ You show me exactly where this place is and we wait for him to show . |
| 50 | ‘ We appeal for him to get in touch . |
| 51 | And what , then , was there left for him to do ? |
| 52 | They waited for him to elaborate as he unbuttoned the side pocket of his tunic and took out his cigarettes . |
| 53 | There seemed nothing left for him to do but go back to London , provide Fiona with some trumped-up evidence of adultery by spending the night with a prostitute — something he had never done before — and try to find a job . |
| 54 | Whitlock smiled politely , his mind still reeling from the way she had dissected his cover story , piece by piece , until there was nothing left for him to hide behind . |
| 55 | ‘ That done , ’ he went on determinedly , ‘ and for as long as it takes for him to get you out of his system , you will be my girlfriend . |
| 56 | At Ferrari it waited for him to put a foot wrong and there was blood all over the walls . ’ |
| 57 | He waited for him to answer and when it became obvious that he could n't the older man voiced what he hoped was true . |
| 58 | He walked to Hause Point twice a day and apart from that … he wrote one or two letters and delighted her father by franking one of his ; he waited for him to get a full free day so that they could go char fishing ; he declined all invitations and although he was irreproachably welcoming when Mr Skelton and his daughter made a surprise detour on one of their visits up the valley from Lorton to call in at the Fish , Mary thought that she could tell that he was happier to see them depart than he had been to see them arrive . |
| 59 | On the contrary , it remains for him to decide . |
| 60 | Garbett said that he thought it would be right to go to London , for the sake of the Church ; that he longed for him to come to York , for the sake of himself , he wanted Ramsey as his successor . |