patiently

He confesses humbly to being a little skeptical, makes a big show of wanting Geller to do well, invites him to return and try again, and as Geller struggles, Carson listens, waits patiently, acts baffled.

At the olive press, farmers wait patiently in the yard to witness the transformation of the olives they’ve been able to gather this year into "liquid gold".

Tanton cultivated these views as patiently as he cultivated his garden.

"The playing style has changed bit by bit - they build up and press a bit more patiently now. It will be interesting to see how they maintain that."

At Monday’s workout, I’d talked with the Dodgers’ player rep, Tommy John, who listened patiently as I told him how I worked in the Yankees’ locker room.