Example sentences of "[v-ing] for her [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ So you 're going solo now , ’ said the victim , fumbling for her smokes again . |
| 2 | Police Federation branch chairman George Creighton said : ‘ We are all praying for her to pull through . |
| 3 | The bazaar drew nearer and nearer — and what a strange thing , McAllister thought , to be such a central part of her life , and she and Matey worked together now , in that , as in everything else , and Matey 's liking for her grew daily , for the eyes McAllister turned on him were always so full of love , and he was easy and happy with her , as he had not been since he was a boy before Africa and Angela Deverill 's betrayal . |
| 4 | ‘ You could spend hours waiting for her to turn up , ’ says a former royal watcher . |
| 5 | He looked inquiringly at her , waiting for her to say more , but when she did not introduced the man he was with as Ollie , another guitarist . |
| 6 | She became bored with the paths and sat on a bench with a book , but Magnus came and sat underneath , waiting for her to move on . |
| 7 | I was n't really listening , just waiting for her to pick up the phone . ’ |
| 8 | Waiting for her to go on , the children looked at each other . |
| 9 | Uncle Albert just looked at her , as if waiting for her to go on . |
| 10 | Maybe there was some difficulty about Lilian 's dress or he was waiting for her to get back from the hairdresser 's . |
| 11 | It 's as if she is away staying somewhere , and we are waiting for her to come back , we can not do anything until she returns . |
| 12 | Lost in the contemplation of her beauty and the music of her voice , I just went on looking , waiting for her to speak again . |
| 13 | Without saying anything further , he shifted his enormous shoulders more comfortably against the door-frame as though settled for the rest of the day , and moved his eyes to her mouth almost as though he was waiting for her to speak again , she thought , feeling thoroughly disgruntled . |
| 14 | ‘ You asked me what monks were , ’ he said , turning , waiting for her to catch up with him . |