Example sentences of "sat [adv] [conj] [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whole tribes of proud and even magnificent people have at times sat down and died for no other reason than that their ancient culture has been exposed , even briefly , to one that seems to belong to a superior order . |
| 2 | The Captain sat down and reached for the telephone . |
| 3 | He sat down and fumbled for a cigarette . |
| 4 | We sat down and talked for a while before setting off towards Hawes , as the sun broke through the clouds and the dog pulled him downhill towards the cairns . |
| 5 | They sat down and talked for a short time . |
| 6 | Thérèse sat up and fumbled for the light-switch that dangled from a cord beside the bed . |
| 7 | Not daring to put on the light , she sat up and felt for the glass of water on the bedside table . |
| 8 | I sat back and relaxed for a moment . |
| 9 | So , with flight planning filed , mostly mentally , I sat back and waited for the weather to give me a perfect day . |
| 10 | The DDA sat back and waited for the Exec Director to continue . |
| 11 | With Lithuania not given a snowball 's chance , Lansdowne Road sat back and waited for the avalanche … and waited … and waited . |
| 12 | And did they , they must have had lean times if they sat around and waited for a boat , one did n't come in some days may be . |