During the early weeks of eighteen ninety-eight, President McKinley waited for Spain to act on its promises to Cuba.

VOA: special.2010.07.08

And how can Milton have anything to show for his talent until he has -- this is the logic - until he has patiently waited for God to inspire him to write?

弥尔顿怎样才能证明自己有才除非,他有作品面世--就是这个逻辑,-直到他耐心地等待上帝指示去创作？

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

I moved here and I waited for 6 weeks.

我搬到了这里，然后等了六个星期。

这里的快乐时光 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

While she waited for the bombing attack to end, her cameras recorded the explosions, which lit up the rooftops of the city.

VOA: special.2009.05.17

Then, as one who'd waited precisely for her maledict voice to hoarsen, I outshouted her in these terms: "Therefore come to bed, my equal, uncursing, uncursed!"

我瞅准时机，等她的咒骂声一减弱,我大吼起来，盖过了她的声音：,你不是要平等吗，那就床上见，别老跟我念咒了“

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

While he waited for an answer, the Spanish naval force tried to break out of Santiago Harbor.

VOA: special.2010.07.15

Jackson hid his troops in woods along the hill and waited for General Lee to arrive with the rest of the southern army.

VOA: special.2009.09.24

He waited for Buell thirty kilometers from Corinth, near a small country meeting hall called Shiloh Church.

VOA: special.2009.09.03

On the final day, as he waited for word, he drank glass after glass of wine.

VOA: special.2009.01.22

Crowds of girls waited for the band's arrival at an airport in New York City.

VOA: special.2009.09.18

On Mars Day, hundreds of people waited for their chance to use robot technology.

VOA: special.2010.07.28

While Lincoln waited for inauguration day, he chose the members of his cabinet.

VOA: special.2009.07.30

I got a room and waited for the start of my class.

VOA: special.2010.01.30

Everyone -- especially President Cleveland -- waited for the economy to improve.

VOA: special.2010.06.24

He stayed in Washington and waited for news from the convention.

VOA: special.2009.01.22

Meade waited for a week until his army was stronger.

VOA: special.2009.11.05

I waited for him to say something else.

VOA: special.2009.02.07

Nervously, I waited for the worst to happen.

VOA: special.2010.03.27

They waited for the enemy to attack.

VOA: special.2009.12.17

Local journalist John Grobler said many waited for hours to vote because of logistical problems.

VOA: standard.2009.11.27

The government was too strong. They waited weeks,then months, for help to move to the new reservations.

VOA: special.2010.04.01

He would wait for more men. But as he waited, more and more Union soldiers arrived.

VOA: special.2009.11.05

They had waited a long time for such a document.

VOA: special.2009.10.08

Alan Shepard waited in the spacecraft for four hours.

VOA: special.2009.06.17

So they waited outside for several days.

VOA: special.2009.09.07

As Anna waited to climb on stage for her class' performance, she said the day was about listening to children.

VOA: standard.2009.11.22

First in line - a student from Essex - who says he waited a long time for this moment.

VOA: standard.2010.05.28