1.   Anna was kitted out in her riding gear, waiting by the car.

2.   At eight, still waiting by the window, a second bulletin corrected one of the reports from the first.

3.   Martin was waiting by the garden gate.

4.   Relatives are anxiously waiting by the phone for more news about the plane crash.

5.   She waited by the door like a small animal poised for flight.

6.   At twenty to six I was waiting by the entrance to the station.

7.   Melanie was waiting by the Transit holding two sleeping-bags, the sort that you can unzip and lay flat.

8.   I wait by the gate as they pick their way down to the slimy bottom of the dip.