A sailor near the back of the room stood and waved his hand.
The sailor waved the question away.
The boys waved and some sailors waved back, and before the day was done we had passed through the midst of the world's greatest armada.
Passing boats tooted, sailors waved or stared in astonishment at the peculiar rituals they had suddenly come upon.
The lone sailor waved and shouted, ecstatic that her long voyage was over.
The sailor waved at the old man furiously.
The sailors raised a shout and waved back.
Just then, the nearest sailor turned landside, and waved in her direction.
The sailor held his sword low and to one side, and waved a length of red cloth in the other hand.
On the lookout platform at the fore masthead, a sailor was hanging over the railing and waving his arms frantically.