Waiting Sentence Examples
Are you still there, waiting for me to come to you?
I've been waiting here for you to call.
What are you waiting for?
She didn't know the call had gone through because I was waiting for her to stop talking.
We got a war to fight and women waiting for us.
Carmen watched him silently, waiting for an explanation.
What are you waiting for? he cried angrily to the dressers.
Listen … listen … listen … He slapped his forehead with his palm in a rhythmic beat, waiting for some sort of divine inspiration.
I think that it is enough if they have God on their side, without waiting for that other one.
The sun lingered on the horizon, as if waiting for the closing clouds.
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Prince Hippolyte laughed spasmodically as he stood in the porch waiting for the vicomte whom he had promised to take home.
But, above all, the French will be here any day now, so what are we waiting for?
We were all weary of waiting for you.
And yet, in a way, waiting this long might have been an advantage.
AdvertisementShe turned and headed for the house without waiting for an answer.
The sense grew stronger as she led them down the hall past a waiting room and nurse's station towards the quiet hallway lined by patients' rooms, each housing four to five patients.
At home, presents were under the tree, waiting for their return.
I considered waiting until morning before speaking to my wife but I knew I wouldn't sleep anyway.
It was waiting in the river.
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By the time he returned, she was waiting at her car.
I found Mrs. Keller and Mr. James Keller waiting for me.
I'm sorry to keep you waiting.
Perhaps the wolf was waiting to spring upon him.
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On the appointed day Prince Andrew entered Count Arakcheev's waiting room at nine in the morning.
So don't let us keep it waiting a single minute.
For a moment she lay waiting, and then realized he had fallen asleep.
She was the one who had insisted on waiting until they were married.
Waiting until Yancey disappeared down the path, she walked over to the desk.
She followed Cade up the steps and across the wide porch, waiting as he unlocked the door.
Here it sits, undisturbed, waiting for the lord of this small but cozy manor house.
What other mysteries lay waiting discovery?
His phone had a text waiting.
The soldiers forming the picket line, like showmen exhibiting a curiosity, no longer looked at the French but paid attention to the sight-seers and grew weary waiting to be relieved.
When they arrived downstairs, everyone was waiting.
She opened it to find Señor Medena waiting outside.
She glanced up again and realized he was waiting for some kind of response.
When I crawled out of toilet a uniformed officer was waiting for me.
After more gut wrenching waiting the word came in.
He stepped aside, waiting impatiently.
His eyes found Bianca, who stood shivering in the rain, staring towards the fire, as if waiting for Jonny to reappear.
She's already waiting for you.
She tensed, waiting for the flip to switch and him to grab her.
Damian sat back, waiting curiously.
She paced along the rooftop, waiting for the dreaded vision to fade.
He glanced at her, waiting.
She wasn't in his bed waiting like girls were every other night.
He was waiting for her when she got home last night, standing outside her apartment door.
He had to be waiting for the blonde to come by again.
He retreated from the ring to those waiting around it.
And there was a place and everything waiting for him in the Archives Department!
In the dining room, which like all the rooms in the house was exceedingly lofty, the members of the household and the footmen--one behind each chair--stood waiting for the prince to enter.
Coming out of Kutuzov's room into the waiting room with the papers in his hand Prince Andrew came up to his comrade, the aide-de-camp on duty, Kozlovski, who was sitting at the window with a book.
All along the sides of the road fallen horses were to be seen, some flayed, some not, and broken-down carts beside which solitary soldiers sat waiting for something, and again soldiers straggling from their companies, crowds of whom set off to the neighboring villages, or returned from them dragging sheep, fowls, hay, and bulging sacks.
Pierre knew that everyone was waiting for him to say a word and cross a certain line, and he knew that sooner or later he would step across it, but an incomprehensible terror seized him at the thought of that dreadful step.
I'm tired of waiting.
I'm sorry I kept you waiting, but Tessa had nothing to do with it.
When I returned the four were waiting.
They've taken Miss O'Malley into surgery so it's waiting time.
Bianca looked fearfully at the pregnant blonde, whose blood already soaked her clothing, then at the waiting devil beside her.
Her father's car and chauffeur were waiting.
He'd left the front door open, and she saw the car was running, waiting.
Jule looked up at Xander, who stood near the Other, waiting.
Damian mulled his words, waiting for more.
Pierre dropped them off in front, waiting until they stepped across the entrance before driving off.
Why do I have the feeling he's waiting to collect?
They keep waiting for what they call real important stuff.
This time, there was no waiting.
Without waiting for a response, he turned and walked away, leaving Carmen staring after him.
Xander braced himself, waiting for the rejection he knew would come.
She was an escort waiting for her client.
He put his phone away, more amused by the idea of Jonny waiting for his permission than responding.
It too, held the welcoming atmosphere of a hospital waiting room, with a living room, expansive kitchen, informal dining area and hallways leading off each side of the common areas.
Xander had the urge to follow her to her car to ensure she left and didn't hide out on the main floor, waiting for him to appear, so she could kill him.
Xander paused to sense what might be waiting for him then whipped open the door to his bedroom and strolled out.
The second floor smelled of coffee, and his was waiting for him on the porch, where he took it every morning.
He turned to face the stairwell, at the top of which Cat sat, also waiting.
Cat sat at the top of the stairs, as if waiting for her.
Jessi strode to her waiting car and threw herself into the driver's seat.
Slender, dark-haired Ashley was standing outside, waiting.
Shirtless, he was on the porch with his legs propped up, no doubt waiting for his coffee.
Jenn was waiting for her downstairs.
Waiting only for the decisive victory of Buxar over the allied forces of Bengal and Oudh, he resigned his seat and sailed for England in November 1764.
Anna Pavlovna's alarm was justified, for Pierre turned away from the aunt without waiting to hear her speech about Her Majesty's health.
Here the conversation seemed interesting and he stood waiting for an opportunity to express his own views, as young people are fond of doing.
On October 11, 1805, one of the infantry regiments that had just reached Braunau had halted half a mile from the town, waiting to be inspected by the commander-in-chief.
He gathered up the papers and with a bow to both, stepped softly over the carpet and went out into the waiting room.
All the guns, without waiting for orders, were being fired in the direction of the conflagration.
Natasha without waiting for Princess Mary to finish again looked inquiringly at Pierre.
She started placing biscuits in the waiting pan.
Claudette and Carl were waiting patiently in the dining room when Cynthia and Cade entered.
There are probably a half dozen of them waiting out there in the grass.
Howie was paged down from intensive care and I met up with him in the main waiting room.
I'm waiting for Jenn to confirm, and we'll schedule to take it out tomorrow morning, Toni said.
The Natural I planted there called this morning and said they were waiting to burn the place until something got there.
He rose and left Darian's room for the foyer, where Toni was waiting for him.
He'd planned on waiting until his anger cooled before dealing with Darian.
I've been waiting for you for so long, Yully.
Xander faced him and crossed his arms, waiting.
He released her and tossed his coat to a waiting maid before motioning Sofia to follow.
He was waiting for her.
His attention was on a point behind her, and she turned to see a portal waiting.
Like it was just waiting for her and her boyfriend to come home.
The two were silent, waiting each other out.
She paused, as if waiting for a comment, but he gave none.
The one he was waiting for.
I'm waiting for the tables to turn and there to be another Deidre.
Gabriel rested a hand on the hilt of his sword, waiting for it.
Life was simply a maze of possibilities waiting on decisions.
What are we waiting for?
The carpeting was waiting on the painting.
But no, he indicated he had been waiting for her.
He was sitting in the waiting room where they had sent him until she arrived.
Once again she allowed him to fill his needs, simply waiting for it to be over.
After all that had happened, he was probably waiting for her to make the first move.
I'm just … waiting for the green light.
He ate without waiting for her, his eyes either glued to her or the door.
He studied her, waiting.
She was waiting for him to tell her what to do.
I've been sitting here all day, waiting for you and debating what I'll say when I see her again.
He crossed his arms, waiting.
Surprised he'd been waiting for her call, she hesitated.
There was no telling how long this soul was waiting.
She did, waiting for his response as he sat.
When a woman says something like that, she's waiting for you to fill in the details.
He clasped his arms behind his back, waiting politely.
She sensed him waiting to see what she.d do.
Waiting for some sign of rejection, he lowered his head until his lips brushed hers.
Her eyes glowed with emotions he.d been waiting for weeks to see.
Evelyn gazed at him, waiting for more.
You shouldn't keep him waiting.
Then she added, "He's anxiously waiting."
He turned and walked off before waiting for an answer.
He just looked at her, waiting for her to explain, but she said nothing.
He moved closer to Dean, out of earshot of the waiting investigators.
He'd been waiting for just such an outburst.
Nothing, just waiting on you for dinner.
Once before he had felt that way about a woman and she had literally left him waiting at the altar while she ran off with another man.
What was he waiting for - an answer to that questioning kiss?
That's what I've been waiting to hear.
So what are you waiting for?
I'm waiting for her to stop making eyes at your stud.
Check him, Dan grunted as the waiting medic in blue approached.
She stilled and squeezed her eyes closed, waiting for the inevitable.
She gasped, waiting to feel the pain certain to come.
I'll be waiting on this end, Tim directed in resignation.
They were pressed and waiting for her, as if no one had told them her life had changed.
He held his breath, waiting for her to speak again.
I've been waiting for you for two nights.
It's a long story. I have a mate waiting for me, if he hasn't gone off and killed himself.
She's so upset—all this waiting, and still no word.
She's waiting for you at her house.
Maybe waiting for papers to come.
Every emotion lay there waiting to be read.
I want to wait until after we're married to... but maybe there's no point in waiting – not if it's going to bother you this much.
But who ever said it must not have been waiting for their wedding day.
He held his arms out to her, waiting for her to hug him.
Maybe all this waiting was archaic.
Maybe he was waiting to see if things worked out between them.
Tears stung her eyes as she moved into his waiting arms.
She sipped her coffee, no doubt waiting for further explanation before commenting again.
Don't keep the little lady waiting.
Even so, Alex was waiting outside when she pulled into the parking lot.
She had been waiting for that call.
I'll be waiting by the phone.
He was waiting for her in the boxing ring.
What're we waiting for?
You have no idea what it's like being around someone just waiting to snap and take you out.
She took a step closer, waiting for him to back down.
She stepped back, waiting for him.
The beast inside her was subdued, waiting.
His jaw ticked again, and she held her breath, waiting.
We're still waiting on the doctor to tell us if they're going to keep you overnight.
He was waiting for an answer.
She wiped tears from her eyes and stepped into his waiting arms.
He was waiting for the answer she didn't want to give him.
He turned and stalked out of the barn without waiting for an answer.
Without waiting for a response, she turned and headed to their room.
There's no point in waiting until the last minute.
What's he waiting for?
Was he waiting for her to say she would miss him?
She held her breath, waiting for him to start in her direction.
He was waiting for you to make the first move.
The cat was waiting for her at the top of the stairs.
She focused again on the road, sensing he was waiting for her reaction.
The others seemed to be waiting for something.
This place is full of beds waiting for celebrity hook-ups.
He cradled her against his chest, waiting to feel her pulse.
For the next four years he kept studiously in the background, waiting his time.
Speck was waiting for him, at his feet a creature Dusty couldn't identify.
Dusty eyed him, waiting.
This is a nightmare waiting to happen, she said with a sigh and a hot glare at Toni.
To her surprise, Xander stepped between her and the two pissed-off vamps waiting for her.
The hair on the back of his neck rose, and he tensed, waiting for the creature to materialize.
Damian appeared to be waiting for him, perched on the corner of a mahogany desk with his arms crossed.
Doubtful, she winced as they approached tourists and police alike, waiting for someone to stop them, and fearful of what her father would do if someone did.
Damian smiled, waiting for Dusty's response.
Jake followed, and Han was already waiting for her.
A chauffeur opened the door to a town car waiting at the curb nearest her apartment building.
The curtains closed at his silent command, and she lay still, waiting for him to make some move on her.
The man with green eyes was waiting for him in the hall and touched his arm.
She hugged herself, waiting.
She clenched the hourglass, waiting for him to explode.
Waiting for him to snap or yell as he had when she arrived to Hell, she touched him timidly with her other hand to begin exploring the ridges of the scars on his chest.
She hurried to the one waiting for her and paused.
He strode towards a waiting portal.
A portal was open, and the second death dealer was waiting.
She saw someone waiting for her in the center of the in-between world and recognized Rhyn.
Zamon is waiting for you in the library.
Instead of waiting for Gabe to come around, why don't you go to him?
I'm still waiting for my love tap.
Dean continued to stare at her, waiting for further explanation.
When the meal ended and the dishes were put to bed, the three withdrew to the parlor, now empty of guests who were either dining uptown or waiting in line to do so.
His place is as busy as a country doctor's waiting room in flu season.
The Deans drove the short distance to the Beaumont to pick up their guest, who was standing outside at the curb waiting for them.
He made the entire trip up without seeing another vehicle, and the lords of luck were with him—Jennifer Radisson's camera was sitting in the crevice of a rock as if it were waiting for him.
He sat against a bush and caught his breath, waiting for a repeat performance.
She sat alone in the darkened car, waiting, her head bowed low.
Dean sensed Fred had finished his own web business before unhooking and was content to let the waiting line of users cool their respective heels.
The Deans couldn't hear the conversation but assumed it was one more lady in waiting for the senior Prince Charming's favor.
Cynthia was waiting for Dean at Bird Song—a message left at the library had alerted her to Fred's arrest.
Exhausted Martha was hustled to her bed and snuggled next to SB, the patiently waiting stuffed owl.
She whispered, Martha's waiting for Jake Weller.
She hesitated, as if waiting for him to say more.
Deidre stayed for a moment then decided to leave, more interested in exploring the world than waiting long enough to see what happened.
He drew a deep breath then turned to the waiting death-dealers.
Landon was in the bottom floor of the fortress, waiting with a familiar face in the study.
The graceful Immortal was in the study, hands folded in his hands, as if waiting for him.
If she owed him something, Darkyn wouldn't be waiting for her to deliver.
Landon was waiting with the dealers for their mind checks.
His eyes fell to a toaster on the dresser with two socks resting beside it, as if waiting for their turn to warm her feet in the morning.
He twisted and motioned one of the waiting demons forward.
Carmen's first impulse was to snatch Destiny back, but the six months waiting period had long passed.
Carmen was waiting for Alex outside the clinic with Destiny one day when the red-headed man strolled up to the car.
He was waiting inside the house.
At that point, the doctor paused, watching her as though waiting for a reaction.
Carmen slept fitfully in a chair in the waiting room all night.
A man was waiting for me at the old house - a man with red hair.
Someone must have already been on the way because she passed two more patrol cars and found a third waiting for her at the store.
She stood stiffly, waiting.
For a moment she stood before him, waiting for him to take her in his arms again, but he didn't.
Impatiently waiting for her longtime surgeon, she pushed herself off the table and crossed to the desk, where a small folder sat.
She wasn't the kind who sat around waiting to die, not when she wanted so badly to enjoy every day until she was no longer able to.
She joined a few others at a corner waiting to cross the street.
He didn't bother to try to count how many were waiting for him.
He had twenty assassins to rescue and countless souls waiting to be claimed.
Or whatever, she paused, as if waiting for his response, before continuing.
The demons want her bad, but they're waiting for something.
They entered a dark dining hall, where a pot of tea and two tea cups sat waiting for them next to a carafe of amber alcohol at the table nearest the entrance.
The dead demons were gone, but someone was waiting for him.
They seemed to be waiting for her reaction.
She laughed, waiting for the light to change so she could cross the street.
Opening her eyes, she saw the dreaded shadow world waiting for her.
Gabriel was waiting with the patience of Death, though he'd started to tense, indicating his guard was going up once more.
He didn't expect his portal to the underworld to be waiting and wasn't disappointed.
Death gave him a pointed look, waiting for him to jump to his friend's defense as he always did.
The waiting room consisted of two chairs, an empty magazine rack, and a potted plant in the corner.
It resembled a doctor's waiting room rather than any police station she'd seen.
A door opened, and Toby vaulted in without waiting for her.
The death dealer stood at the edge of the shadows as he had across from the doctor's office, waiting.
His three other half brothers were already present and waiting, Erik pacing, Kiki at the table, and Tamer busy with his PDA.
The old man was waiting for her on the other side of the peak.
I've been waiting for someone to tell me what to do with this human.
Her gaze settled on Rhyn, who was waiting as tensely for her response as Kris.
Hannah gathered her things and led her down to a warm, waiting car.
Katherine, I have a small breakfast waiting for us with the girls.
Katherine's waiting for you.
She squeezed her hand closed to hide the number and faced the forest, waiting for him to reappear.
Hannah.s fiancé hurried to the waiting Hummer.
I.m not waiting for any demons to find us.
She turned without waiting for her sister to respond and made her way to her room.
Waiting to see what Darkyn intends by sending his remaining warriors to the human village.
Though there was a wall of Immortals between her and the forest, she felt the demon watching her, waiting for its opening, now that she was no longer protected.
She spent the night waiting for the nightmare world to end and dressed the next morning with an undertaker's solemnity.
She felt silly standing in it with the three warrior strangers around her, waiting for something to happen that never did.
She gasped, waiting to feel the impact of the hard ground.
The warrior opened the door and strode into the corridor without waiting.
He was calm and quiet, waiting.
She was tense and waiting while his eyes took in every detail of her face.
Two of his sisters were waiting, composed and serene in their dark clothing with hands clasped in front of them.
Waiting until nightfall, he changed into clothing more suited for the Qatwali society and covered his face with a hood to creep into the city.
She looked again at the spinning ground, waiting until she was able to make out a rock formation clearly before engaging the thrusters.
She trotted to the bottom and waved her band before the access pad, waiting as the stone door opened.
She sat down at her desk and grabbed the waiting sketchpad.
I've got a shuttle waiting for me.
She fidgeted, waiting to see him on the viewer.
He could picture her, holding the hem of her gown, climbing onto the chair, perhaps even smiling, before kicking it away, and waiting the few agonizing moments until death took her hand and led her to its darkness.
It's not like there's a long line waiting to buy that stuff.
He paused, waiting to see if she would respond to his suggestion but she continued eating.
I'm waiting until I'm finished!
Miss Worthington spent the day waiting on Claire and showing her and her sister the old newspapers on microfilm at the library.
He announced to Dean he had answered the door and a customer was waiting.
Dean asked, waiting for a reply.
Dean just looked at him, waiting for an explanation.
As they came in sight of the building, two men were lugging Shipton's belongings to a waiting car.
It hangs there, waiting for me to step upon this velvet chair where I sit, tie its far descending end to my neck, and step from this world, freeing it from the guilt and troubles Annie Quincy has caused.
He could picture her climbing onto the velvet chair, perhaps even smiling, before kicking it away, and waiting the few agonizing moments until death set her free.
Claire Quincy turned and stared at him, as if waiting for the quid pro quo of an if-you-don't-tell, I-won't-tell agreement of some sort.
But Gladys was delighted and after a night, ostensibly in adjoining rooms, the pair were off, with giggles and tears and a proud pronouncement that Arlen had agreed to present all seven volumes of Belfair and her galactic cohorts to the waiting world of letters—in paperback form.
Unconsciousness must have paid its call before hands secured him and lowered him to the waiting rescuers below.
An hour earlier a nurse wheeled Dean to Cynthia, Fred and their waiting Jeep.
Now, come along, Master Victor should not be kept waiting.
He sat up in bed, waiting for her to come in and show him the shoes she inevitably bought.
They sat, waiting for the girl to show signs of life.
Sarah was waiting when he returned home.
Sarah was waiting for Connor when she heard strange noises coming from Jackson's room.
He ordered two, then stood and said, "Let's dance while we're waiting."
When they finished their drinks and were waiting for the check, Jackson asked, "Why did you lie about dancing?"
While waiting, he noticed the orchid had been moved.
The leaves are waiting for us.
She returned to her friends who were waiting for a full report, anxious and hopeful.
Jackson wandered around the studio while waiting for Elisabeth to pack.
I could have a car waiting by the back door.
Have you been waiting long?
There's no waiting period in Vermont.
Sarah was sitting in the drawing room waiting when they returned.
They made their way to the back of the bar where the bartender stood as if waiting for a bus.
He stood motionless for a while and when Jackson was about to say, "What are you waiting for?"
Was he just biding his time waiting for her to come into his life, or did she come into his life when he was finally ready for her?
If you keep on waiting, you're going to be having children in your fifties, like your parents.
He grabbed her leg and with a quick jerk, dislodged her from the tree - right into his waiting arms.
He seemed to be waiting for a response, so she shrugged.
Were they waiting to devour Penny, or were they waiting to finish off Brutus?
Without waiting for a response, she raced to the house and dialed Katie's number with shaking hands.
They sat and pulled out laser guns, arming them and waiting as the helo took them down the mountain again to their awaiting teams.
She set one keypad on her micro, waiting for it to read the serial.
One of Elise's men was waiting with a gurney.
Brady lifted Lana gently off the gurney and entered, following Elise through the waiting area into the bay beyond.
She stayed in her tree, waiting for Elise.
Her black uniform was clean and waiting for her.
He patted her arm then moved to crouch beside Elise, waiting.
He sat down in a chair, waiting.
She gazed at Mr. Tim, waiting for him to explain.
A single PMF soldier in gray stood waiting.
She made her way to the nearest waiting room.
Death was waiting for Gabriel when he dozed off. He'd planned on staying awake and moving so she wouldn't catch up to them, but even he needed a short nap after three straight days of grueling travel in the underworld.
This place is creepy. I don't think I can sleep with bugs the size of my hand just waiting for me to fall asleep so they can crawl all over me.
He wanted them all gone, so he could spend the remainder of his long life laying here alone, waiting for Death or one of her assassins.
Out of respect for Katie, he bit back the bitter words at the tip of his tongue. He stalked past her, waiting for the moment he could release the pent up fury and magic.
Kris stood outside, waiting for him.
She knelt beside him and touched his arm tentatively, waiting for him to disappear again.
She looked around, waiting for Andre or a demon to leap from her surroundings.
Kiki was waiting for him to speak.
Maybe. In any case, whatever you felt for Jade, you have to figure out how to get over it. You have your mate. I've been waiting for mine for a lifetime.
Katie ate her food and water cubes, waiting for Gabriel. She fingered the second necklace he'd given her, not convinced Andre was wrong. The beads felt like plastic, and something about Gabe had changed.
Katie turned away and snatched Toby's hand. They approached the demons tentatively, waiting for the quiet creatures to attack rather than move. As if under a trance, the demons moved away in synchronized steps.
The sun was beating down on me as I sat on the stoop waiting for Mrs. Armstrong to pick me up.
Francie was waiting and there was cold beer in the fridge.
I'm still waiting for his last expense account.
Chernak handed a thick folder to Dean, smiling at Mayer as if he were waiting to be introduced.
It was an hour later when he pulled into an upscale tap house and while waiting for ribs and coffee, called Anderson.
We're waiting for a friend.
Yeah. Especially the waiting around.
He knew Fred would be waiting up for him, but decided to let the old man cool his heels, punishment enough for setting up the evening's activity on the sly.
Before leaving, he rapped on Fred's door and yelled the message, not waiting for a response.
Not the kind of day to slowly choke to death while you leave your customers waiting.
Dean was waiting for the sound of the coin dropping into the pay phone when he was startled to feel a hard object jammed in his rib cage and hear a voice say, Nice and easy, guy.
He slumped down on the sofa in disgust, waiting for Randy to finish the conversation, his foot kicking open the bicycle magazine.
Either the old man's age was showing or Emma Blanding was waiting.
Dean looked at his stepfather as he unfastened his helmet, waiting for him to continue.
Fred waved back to Mrs. Blanding, who was waiting anxiously for her favorite helper.
The majority of the bikers remained on the course and with college recessed, the streets held only a few locals, waiting for the later rush of the 2,000 riders who'd roll into town.
He forced his attention back to Mr. Reynolds and the others waiting in the relative cool of the screened-in porch.
The guys were generous enough to offer assistance building the buffalo shed and he didn't want to keep them waiting.
Waiting until after marriage is following my morals, not his.
Pushing the thought from her mind, she released her seat belt and opened the door without waiting for him.
Brutus jumped up from the porch where he had been waiting for her.
We are waiting, Josh.
When he emerged from the truck in one piece and with no visible damage, she threw herself into his waiting arms.
The wood was split and stacked beside the house, waiting for winter.
His startled look reminded her that the reverend was waiting for her answer.
He put an arm around her waist and pulled her to him possessively – much like claiming groceries after waiting a long time in line to pay for them.
There was a cool comfortable sundress and sandals waiting for her in the other room.
Without waiting for an answer, he headed for the kitchen, stopping briefly to turn on the stereo.
Alex was waiting on the porch when she returned.
Quelling the desire to repeat her earlier response, she lay still in his arms, waiting for him to make the next move.
Josh was watching her, waiting for an answer.
He opened the gate for her and she went straight to his waiting arms.
When he turned to her, she hesitated, waiting for any indication that he actually wanted her in his arms.
She sat in the doctor's office waiting for the results of the test, and when he came in smiling, she relaxed.
It could all wait, but the waiting was lonely.
He took a bite of the toast and she was certain he was waiting for a response.
The waiting room was full of Reynolds family members.
He talked to Mums and Mr. Reynolds briefly and then left the waiting room.
When she rejoined Alex in the waiting room, he looked startled.
My master is waiting for us!
If they haven't acted by now, they're waiting for something, she said pensively.
She wondered how long it'd take before every vamp in the mansion was waiting in the locker room to claim what they could from her.
If he walked beneath the apple trees in the orchard, would she be waiting for him with her sweet smile, as she had the day they met?
Instead of waiting for the Other to attack again, Darian spun and plunged his knife into the creature's belly.
Surprised, Darian stared at the motionless body, waiting for it to spring up and attack him.
I know pain, and this is nothing, he chanted to himself, waiting for them to release him so he could attack.
She Traveled back to the panoramic window, where her nest of blankets wasn't the only thing waiting for her.
You mind waiting a few minutes?
Darian was too intense to appear relaxed, but he was waiting with a predator's patience to see what she'd do.
She grew impatient waiting for the guardsmen to return.
Jonny turned away from her and walked out of the hospital, waiting until he was out of view to Travel.
His eyes went past Claire for a moment, to the dark figure waiting by the tree line.
Jenn covered her head, waiting for the pain.
She bit her lip, not wanting to make yet another scene in front of the waiting warriors.
Rissa said nothing, waiting.
He entered with a bow and stood aside, waiting as she barred the door again.
She made her way deliberately across the field littered with traps and pits until she reached the small entrance and the waiting guards.
She locked the door and stepped back, waiting for him to barge into the bathing chamber.
After summers of waiting and years of agony underground, he had his tool to use against Memon.
He turned and walked away, waiting until he was beyond sight to take the stairs three at a time.
Gray eyes studied him, waiting for a response.
Carmen was waiting and he was ready to give her his full attention – as soon as they got the children to bed.
They arrived thirty minutes early, but there were already people waiting to get in.
Aaron smiled, but was obviously waiting for a serious answer.
They mounted again and rode to the barn, where Felipa and the two other guests were waiting for them.
A few minutes later he leaned back over the bluff and dropped a bottle of water into Alex's waiting hands.
The ambulance is waiting at the guest house.
The horses are hitched to the buggy and waiting outside.
He nodded, apparently still waiting to hear the rest of the story.
Again he had the door open, waiting for her to confess.
Do you know there was a huge snake waiting for me right there in front of the door yesterday when I came home?
Someone might be waiting outside.
Satisfied with her image in the mirror, she stepped out of the bathroom and found a plate of scrambled eggs waiting for her in the kitchen.
And your car just happened to be waiting there at the airport.
The door was open, the inferno waiting.
She was waiting for him to confess his reason for being in Arkansas.
Justin divided his attention between them, obviously waiting for an explanation.
She stepped out into the waiting room and glanced around.
I stayed there all night waiting for you and didn't notice your clothes were gone until the next morning.
They would have enough on their plate for a while, and waiting would assure that they could focus on the baby.
I'm not looking forward to the wedding chaos, but waiting isn't going to make things any better.
She checked her phone twice on the way to Xander's, waiting for a text saying Jonny kidnapped Ashley.
She beat him out the door and was waiting for him at the car.
He's waiting for you to tell him when you're ready, Xander said, ignoring her question.
Jenn was probably waiting for his guard to drop, so she could snatch all three.
Xander was waiting at one table, mug of coffee in hand.
She wasn't so certain she and Xander had a chance, though, especially with Jonny waiting to pounce.
He got what he wanted and is waiting for me to fail his test to take this back.
Xander didn't move, waiting for her to make a decision she had no control over, not with her body and emotions already firmly on his side.
I think he hacked into Ingrid's computer and has been waiting for his chance.
The other is in Texas, waiting for us to show up.
Brandon was pacing outside the entrance, as if waiting for them.
Jessi tucked the box under the bed and sat nervously, waiting for Jonny.
I'm waiting for Xander to show.
You aren't waiting for Xander this time?
Long-dead instincts were near the surface, waiting for Eden to slip up, so he could take her out next.
But strategic considerations were cancelled by the Persian barons' code of chivalry, and Alexander found them waiting for him on the banks of the Granicus.
His passage through Cilicia was marked by a violent fever that arrested him for a while in Tarsus, and meantime a great Persian army was waiting for him in northern Syria under the command of Darius himself.
It seemed as if all France had been waiting for this event as a signal, for organized churches began to spring up every where immediately afterwards.
Wright frittered away his time in the district beyond the Darling and did not attempt to follow the party to Cooper's Creek, and Burke, tired of waiting, determined to push on.
On the 23rd of February 1657 the Remonstrance offering Cromwell the crown was moved by Sir Christopher Packe in the parliament and violently resisted by the officers and the army party, one hundred officers waiting upon Cromwell on the 27th to petition against his acceptance of it.
It is the duty of a debtor to pay a debt without waiting for any demand, and, unless there is a place fixed on either by custom or agreement, he must seek out his creditor for the purpose of paying him unless he is "beyond the seas."
Now at last, after waiting so long, Signor Sonninos hour had struck, and he became premier for the first time.
For this unfortunate combination Signor Sonnino himself was not altogether to blame; having lost many of his most faithful followers, who, weary of waiting for office, had gone over to the enemy, he had been forced to seek support among men who had professed hostility to the existing order of things and thus to secure at least the neutrality of the Extreme Left and make the public realize that the reddest of Socialists, Radicals and Republicans may be tamed and rendered harmless by the offer of cabinet appointments.
In Great Britain the beetle, after completing its development, winters in the seed, waiting to emerge and lay its eggs on the blossom in the ensuing spring.
The excuse for which the government had been waiting Alteration was thus provided, and two days later the Duma was by ukaz dissolved.
The position of the main buildings - ticket offices, waiting and refreshment-rooms, parcels offices, &c. - relative to the direction of the lines of rails may be used as a means of classifying terminal stations.
Xavier complied, merely waiting long enough to obtain the pope's benediction, and set out for Lisbon, where he was presented to the king, and soon won his entire confidence, attested notably by procuring for him from the pope four briefs, one of them appointing him papal nuncio in the Indies.
The mere reading of accounts of seances developed the peculiar susceptibility in some persons, while others, who became mediums ultimately, did so only after prolonged and patient waiting.
Waiting for professional business, he was content to act as court crier for two dollars and a half a day; but he soon gave indications of his talent, and his studious habits and attention to his cases rapidly brought him clients.
In 1514 she accompanied Mary Tudor to France on the marriage of the princess to Louis XII., remained there after the king's death, and became one of the women in waiting to Queen Claude, wife of Francis I.
Many Thomisidae lurk amongst the stamens and petals of flowers, which they closely match in colour, waiting to seize the insects which visit the blossoms for nectar.
Fully aware of the danger, he pays his addresses with extreme caution, frequently waiting for hours in her vicinity before venturing to come to close quarters.
The capture of Damietta was a considerable feat of arms, but nothing was done to clinch the advantage which had been won, and the whole of the year 1220 was spent by the crusaders in Damietta, partly in consolidating their immediate position, and partly in waiting for the arrival of Frederick II., who had promised to appear in 1221.
A provision was made that if, after waiting a year at Venice, they were unable to go to Jerusalem, this part of the vow should be cancelled and they should at once betake themselves to Rome.
The year of waiting passed away without any chance of going to the Holy Land.
Whilst waiting his return Murat was enjoined to skirmish with Kutusov, and the emperor himself worked out a scheme to assume the offensive with his whole army towards St Petersburg, calling in Victor and St Cyr on the way.
During the 17th there was only indecisive skirmishing, Schwarzenberg waiting for his reinforcements coming up by the Dresden road, Blucher for Bernadotte to come in on his left, and by some extraordinary oversight Giulay was brought closer in to the Austrian centre, thus opening for the French their line of retreat towards Erfurt, and no imformation of this movement appears to have been conveyed to Blucher.
Wellesley began to land his troops, unopposed, near Figueira da Foz at the mouth of the Mondego; and the Spanish victory of Baylen having relieved Cadiz from danger, Spencer now joined him, and, without waiting for Moore the army, under 15,000 in all (which included some Portuguese)"with 18 guns, advanced towards Lisbon.
At its head was Count Khuen Hedervary, who in addition to the premiership, was minister of the interior, minister for Croatia, and Go minister in waiting on the crown.
Meanwhile he was impatiently waiting for an opening to a larger career.
It was said that Johnson was kept waiting in the anteroom when he called while Cibber was admitted.
Hanover and Hesse-Cassel, which were nearest to Prussia and therefore immediately dangerous, were dealt with promptly and without waiting for the decision in the main theatre of war.
But French help proving dilatory and uncertain, the rebel leaders in Ireland were divided in opinion as to the expediency of taking the field without waiting for foreign aid.
The citizens of London were a divided body, and Duke William knowing that he had many friends in the city saw that a waiting game was the best for his cause in the end.
The ore below the false stulls can then be drawn out without waiting for the completion of the top stope.
On the 2nd of December Disraeli, who had succeeded Lord Derby as premier in the preceding February, announced that he and his colleagues, recognizing their defeat, had resigned without waiting for a formal vote of the new parliament.
The states-general found it necessary to replace Tromp, who was at once sent to sea, again with the charge of seeing the outwardbound trade down Channel, and waiting for the homewardbound.
He was now about two points before Cradock's beam, biding his time and waiting for the sun to set.
To gain the best chance of success he would have to concentrate his whole army almost within gunshot of the centre of the enemies' outposts without attracting their attention; otherwise he would find the allies concentrated and waiting for him.
But ' This was the 2nd Army, waiting in the port of Chinampo for the moment to sail for Pitszewo.
The duchess of Kent had communicated her projects to Lord Melbourne, and they were known to many other statesmen, and to persons in society; but the gossip of drawing-rooms during the years 1837-38 continually represented that the young queen had fallen in love with Prince This or Lord That, and the more imaginative babblers hinted at post-chaises waiting outside Kensington Gardens in the night, private marriages and so forth.
An attack was made on the same day and the Federals were driven within their defences, but at night General Price withdrew to the Fair-grounds not far away and remained there five days waiting for his wagon train and for reinforcements.
When the decision was known the populace, who had been eagerly waiting from early morning till night to hear the result, accompanied the members with torches and censers to their lodgings, and there was a general illumination of the city.
Catherine was so favourably impressed by the youths that she restored them part of their estates, and in the beginning of 1796 made them gentlemen in waiting.
There was thus a considerable number of earnest people dispersed throughout the country waiting for the rousing of the parish clergy.
The turning from idols was of course peculiar to the Gentile communities, but the waiting for the Messiah from heaven was common to all Christians, whatever their origin.
Some Jews, like those who are described in the Gospel as " waiting for the kingdom of God," would be pious men and women carefully trained in the Old Testament, who would be almost fit for the kingdom even before they had heard of Christ.
The clerk marshal has the supervision of the accounts of the department before they are submitted to the Board of Green Cloth, and is in waiting on the sovereign on state occasions only.
They are always officers of the army, and each of them is "on duty" for about the same time as the lords and grooms in waiting.
It is exceedingly quick in its movements, but seizes its prey by waiting in ambush or stealthily approaching to within springing distance, when it suddenly rushes upon it and tears it to ground with its The Leopard (Felis pardus).
On the paved platform were three-storey tower temples in whose ground-floor stood the stone images and altars, and before that of the war-god the green stone of sacrifice, humped so as to bend upward the body of the victim that the priest might more easily slash open the breast with his obsidian knife, tear out the heart and hold it up before the god, while the captor and his friends were waiting below for the carcase to be tumbled down the steps for them to carry home to be cooked for the feast of victory.
During a year of anxious waiting, it became clear to him " not only that there was no rowme in my lorde of londons palace to translate the new testament, but also that there was no place to do it in all englonde."
Here in the spring the half-dozen or more coyote pups are brought forth; and it is said that at this season the old ones systematically drive any large game they may be chasing as near to their burrow, where the young coyotes are waiting to be fed, as possible before killing it, in order to save the labour of dragging it any great distance.
Macdonald, while asserting his own innocence, felt compelled to resign without waiting for the vote of parliament.
By the terms of his commission he was empowered to act, in case of emergency, without waiting for orders; he was, moreover, to be kept informed by the French cabinet of the whole course of business.
No doubt he was waiting for an opportunity of recovering the portion of Bessarabia which had been ceded by the treaty of Paris, and he perceived in the disturbed state of Eastern Europe a possibility of obtaining the desired rectification of frontier, but he hoped to effect his purpose by diplomatic means in conjunction with Austria.
A few hours after his arrival, therefore, without waiting for the rearmost troops of his columns, he set the combining armies in motion for Krozingen, a village on what was then the main road between Breisach and Freiburg.
The pope-elect was then put in possession of the episcopal house, and after waiting till the next Sunday his consecration was proceeded with.
The sudden death of the duchess, attributed on dubious evidence to poison, left her unprovided for, but the king placed her among the ladies in waiting of his own queen.
Bertram Elliot, waiting to lead the Royals just abaft the bridge, was struck down by a shell which did fearful execution forward.
A big shell went through the upper deck and burst just where 56 marines were waiting to charge up the gangways, killing 49 and wounding seven.