Sentence examples for which I waited from inspiring English sources

For instance: sold-out shows for which I waited in line for standing-room or cancellation tickets.

One night I laughed so hard I slipped out of bed, whacking my head on the nightstand, after which I waited for the stars to subside and continued to read.

They seem to me a sort of nighttime miracle, like the gifts of the Befana, which I waited for as a child.... True miracles are the ones whose makers will never be known.... Besides, isn't it true that promotion is expensive?

They seem to me a sort of night-time miracle, like the gifts of the Befana [the Befana is an old woman who brings gifts to good children – somewhat in the manner of Santa Claus – on the eve of Epiphany, 6 January], which I waited for as a child.

I avoided telling this to my family thinking that the lump might go away by itself (for which I waited hopefully for days) as I had a nagging feeling that this might be the precursor to something bad.

Don't take my word for it, though – Nigella herself considers them "glorious" and says of damson fool: it's "the recipe for which I wait most greedily".

She released a single specially for the Indonesian and Malaysian market, "Yang 'Ku Tunggu" ("That which I Wait For"; the Indonesian version of "Un geste d'amour"), which became another number-one hit for Anggun in the region.

Glenn Beck's Twitter feed hailed the "NSA patriot leaker" as "a real hero" and "the man for which I have waited".

But then, like an image in a gradually emerging photograph, the recent reality of that kiss, for which I had waited so greedily, reconstituted itself in my mind, there on the porch of a vacant Hooters.

In recent weeks, during which I kept waiting for the phrase "THE TRIAL OF ROLF HARRIS" to stop sounding completely surreal (it didn't), I have pondered them a lot.

Learn the labeling rules for eggs, poultry and meat; why organic ingredients cost more; and chefs' tips on wasting nothing, like pumpkin stems in a recipe for pumpkin curry with potatoes, which I cannot wait to try come fall: "The Chefs Collaborative Cookbook" by the Chefs Collaborative and Ellen Jackson (Taunton Press, $40).