Example sentences of "[pron] was waiting [prep] her [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was waiting for her to go . |
| 2 | She knew he was waiting for her to agree , and it was desperation , pure and simple , she thought , that made her remember the elegant blonde he had been dining with that particular night . |
| 3 | He was waiting for her to open the conversation , but his manner was so cold and distant that she found it difficult to begin . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | ‘ A little , ’ she admitted , and because she guessed he was waiting for her to flinch she became determined to show no sign of pain . |
| 6 | Maybe there was some difficulty about Lilian 's dress or he was waiting for her to get back from the hairdresser 's . |
| 7 | Everyone was waiting for her to speak , to smile — to submit . |