This is a classic example of an ambiguous sentence, where "he" could refer to either the doctor or another male person. Here are continuations for each possibility:

### **Option 1: The Doctor was late.**

*   ...and needed her to inform his first patient that he was running 20 minutes behind.
*   ...and asked her to start the preliminary check-up on Mr. Harris without him.
*   ...and wanted to apologize, explaining he was stuck in a massive traffic jam.
*   ...and told her to go ahead and take her lunch break so she wouldn't have to wait.

### **Option 2: A Patient was late.**

*   ...and wanted to know if Mr. Smith had arrived for his 10:00 am appointment yet.
*   ...and instructed her to reschedule the patient if he didn't show up in the next five minutes.
*   ...and was concerned because the patient, a fragile elderly man, had never missed an appointment before.
*   ...and asked her to pull the patient's file so he could review it while he waited.

### **Option 3: A different man was late.**

*   ...because her son, who was supposed to be picked up from the clinic, was late and the doctor was concerned.
*   ...because the new medical intern he was supposed to be training was late on his very first day.
*   ...because the lab courier with the urgent test results was late, and the whole ward was waiting.
