He got to his feet and waited for the buzz of conversation to die down.

I waited for the screams of outrage to die down a little, and then continued.

Then she raised her head, waiting for the murmurs to die down.

I think Pierce was waiting for some kind of heat to die down.

He lay still and waited for the fire in his back to die down.

On the stage she waited for the applause to die down.

He waited for the shouts of amazement to die down.

Fox waited for the sounds to die down before he held out the envelope.

Brown waited for the minor conversations on the floor to die down.

So she sat on the cold stone wall outside the stables and waited for the fight to die down.