' Picture a hungry toddler banging on the table waiting for dinner.

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Anyway, my wife is waiting for me with dinner.

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His wife, Yulia, was waiting for us with dinner.

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When I arrived, late, they had a huge and delicious dinner waiting for me - as they did every evening I stayed with them.

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Well, you know what, if you pull up behind our police station and say you're giving out free chicken dinners, you'll probably have 50 cops in line waiting for a free chicken dinner.

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His job was to dress as a wizard and provide seven minutes of entertainment for tourists waiting to be led to dinner by a toga-clad hostess.

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For example, returning from dinner one night, we found a stainless steel thermos of herbal tea waiting for us, and the bath softly illuminated by scented votive candles.

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It would be helpful if you were the kind of person who doesn't mind waiting 15 to 20 minutes at an airport ticket counter or paying for a dinner in which the appetizers and the desserts were delicious but the entree was so-so.

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