Soon there was a goodly number of spectators waiting beneath the canvas.
It's a bit like a football stadium of computer-armed spectators waiting for the next red card or own goal.
Lincoln took an open carriage to the Continental Hotel, with almost 100,000 spectators waiting to catch a glimpse of the president-elect.
They were the spectators in the coliseum now, waiting to see the show.
Picard could understand this low-profile return to San Francisco, because there might be curious spectators waiting for him.
The staff officers leaned forward like spectators waiting for a crash and the general had to laugh.
They filled up quickly, the spectators waiting patiently, chatting.
We just sit here growing older like a pair of spectators waiting after the curtain has dropped.
At the mid-day break he beamed, like a politician working a line of potential supporters, as he shook hands with spectators waiting outside the courtroom.
Meanwhile in Ashton, the spectators waiting for them in the milder climes of the valley were having a pretty good time.