Example sentences of "wait [prep] him [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | What I did was to wait for him to unbolt the door , which opens outwards . |
| 2 | She wanted desperately to reach out to him , but she knew that she had to wait for him to make the first move . |
| 3 | I think Leeds function as a better team without him playing , when he does play I get the feeling that the other players sit back and wait for him to produce the move that will lead to the scores . |
| 4 | She had taken a considerable amount of trouble over her appearance , she realized now , waiting for him to open the door . |
| 5 | She then hesitated , waiting for him to leave the office so that she could speak to her father in private , but he made no move to do so . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Ginny waited for him to break the silence . |
| 8 | Robyn waited for him to break the spell of this wonderful , strangely companionable silence . |
| 9 | She handed him the two parts of the torch and waited for him to piece the thing together . |