Example sentences of "[pers pn] wait for he [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He lingers over that and I wait for him to ask why I was visiting a Communist state . |
| 2 | I wait for him to come back up but he does n't . |
| 3 | But I wait for him to start it — and then I just finish it off . ’ |
| 4 | I went out after the thief , I waited for him to return , and God pity me , I killed that innocent man ! ’ |
| 5 | In the silence that followed I waited for him to continue . |
| 6 | I waited for him to go on , but Reid said nothing more and it left a moment of awkward silence between us . |
| 7 | I waited for him to finish . |
| 8 | One evening in November I waited for him to finish his day 's work . |
| 9 | I waited for him to speak . |
| 10 | I waited for him to come into my room and say hello . |
| 11 | He closed the curtains and I waited for him to come out to his car . |
| 12 | Also , if you consider yourself to be faster than the pathfinder board , it is worth starting early , since as you wait for him to reach you , you could be sailing that part faster than him . |
| 13 | Was she waiting for him to say something about the letter ? |
| 14 | She waited for him to go on |
| 15 | She waited for him to go on . |
| 16 | Her heart began to beat a little quicker and she waited for him to go on . |
| 17 | She waited for him to elaborate , but when he remained silent her forehead creased in an irritated frown . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | He lived his separate life and she waited for him to falter and slip back into alcohol . |
| 21 | There was a charged silence as she waited for him to move . |
| 22 | She waited for him to turn away discreetly , but realised to her concern that discretion was n't in his nature . |
| 23 | She waited for him to invite her into the car and out for the day . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | His mouth began to nuzzle her face , and she waited for him to declare himself . |
| 26 | She waited for him to continue speaking , but he simply studied her with a detached speculation that did nothing to soothe her ragged nerves . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | As he pushed away the empty plates she waited for him to make some comment about the meal . |
| 29 | She waited for him to offer to help clear it , but that did not occur to him . |
| 30 | So we maintain the illusion of a low-manpower exercise , and we wait for him to show himself . ’ |