waiting-rooms

Looking at all of them death, the children patients in waiting-rooms famine the street the corpse with baby floating, on the dark river

Wednesday Poetry: Kathe Kollwitz « Planning the Day 2009

It is provided in abundance in the cars, the hotels, the waiting-rooms, the steamers, and even the stores, in crystal jugs or stone filters, and it is always iced.

The Englishwoman in America 2007

Every restaurant-table will be provided with its phonographic collection; the public carriages, the waiting-rooms, the state — rooms of steamers, the halls and chambers of hotels will contain phonographotecks for the use of travellers.

The End of Books 2006

The Yokohama station is a handsome and suitable stone building, with a spacious approach, ticket-offices on our plan, roomy waiting-rooms for different classes — uncarpeted, however, in consideration of Japanese clogs — and supplied with the daily papers.

Unbeaten Tracks in Japan Isabella Lucy 2004

The young woman was placed in one of the waiting-rooms of the station, whilst Passepartout was charged with purchasing for her various articles of toilet, a dress, shawl, and some furs; for which his master gave him unlimited credit.

Around the World in 80 Days 2003

He stood in a gigantic stone hall paved, it seemed, with the sheeted dead third-class passengers who had taken their tickets overnight and were sleeping in the waiting-rooms.

Kim 2003

I was well paid; and I trust that I may not be considered presumptuous in saying that some of the most popular of the brochures which are distributed in the streets, and which are to be found in the waiting-rooms of the railway stations, have proceeded from my pen.

Erewhon 2003

She took the elevator, which carried her to an upper floor into the region of the ladies 'waiting-rooms.

The Awakening 2000

She took the elevator, which carried her to an upper floor into the region of the ladies 'waiting-rooms.

A Pair of Silk Stockings 1996

He could be the Lithuanian with the shapeless leather bag or the man with the briefcase or any one of the people who were inside the booking office or one of the waiting-rooms, and even if I could check all of them there'd be nothing to tell me who they were.

Northlight Hall, Adam, 1920- 1985